House Programme - The Dream with Being and Nothingness by National Ballet of Canada

The Dream with Being and Nothingness Presented by

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The Dream with

Being and Nothingness

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Contents 4 Notes on the Ballets 8 Cast 10 Selected Biographies 19 Dancers 24 Soaring Campaign

The National Ballet of Canada Programme Editors: Julia Drake and Belinda Bale Design: Carmen Wagner Printing: Sunview Press

Cover: Jillian Vanstone in The Dream. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

Principal Dancer Guillaume CĂ´tĂŠ

Being and Nothingness Choreography: Guillaume Côté Music: Philip Glass, Metamorphosis No. 4, Étude No. 14, Étude No. 12, Étude No. 19, Étude No. 6, Étude No. 10 and Étude No. 17 © Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission. Piano Soloist: Edward Connell Set Design: Michael Levine Costume Design: Krista Dowson Lighting Design: David Finn Répétiteurs: Rex Harrington and Lindsay Fischer The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, May 30, 2015 Lead philanthropic support for Being and Nothingness is provided by an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle. The Producers’ Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin & Roger Garland, Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M., The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry & Joan Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., Sandra Simpson and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.

National Ballet Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté has always brought to the many roles he has performed an unstinting spirit of passionate exploration and emotional honesty. As a Choreographic Associate with the company, those same principles apply. In Being and Nothingness from 2015, he finds in his source material, Jean-Paul Sartre's landmark philosophical work of the same name, questions of freedom, the nature of selfhood and the meaning of existence and illuminates those abstract ideas in his highly expressive, richly physical choreographic style.

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

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

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

The Government of Ontario through the Honourable Michael Tibollo, 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 sacred land on which The National Ballet of Canada 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 to many indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in their community, on this territory.

The Dream Choreography: Frederick Ashton Staged by: Christopher Carr Music: Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by John Lanchbery By arrangement with Theodore Presser Company, agents for Editions Mario Bois, publisher and copyright owner. Set and Costume Design: David Walker Lighting Design: Thomas Saunders after Royal Ballet design Répétiteurs: Karen Kain, Christopher Stowell, Rex Harrington and Mandy-Jayne Richardson The National Ballet Orchestra with the St. Michael’s Choir School, Executive Director: Stephen Handrigan Soloists: Jean Paul Feo and Liam McAlpine World Premiere: The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, April 2, 1964 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: O'Keefe Centre (now Sony Centre for the Performing Arts), Toronto, February 16, 1978

Frederick Ashton's The Dream, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, is one of the most universally admired and artistically satisfying of all ballet adaptations of the playwright's work. Using Felix Mendelssohn's beloved music, arranged by John Lanchbery, Ashton's version of the play is a miracle of dramatic concision, giving us the familiar characters of Titania and Oberon, the four confused lovers, Puck and the rude mechanicals in a taut but lyrical one-act re-imagining of the story set in Victorian times. Ashton's vibrant, moonlit choreography is seamlessly integrated with every magical shift in the narrative's mood.

Running Time Being and Nothingness Intermission The Dream

40m 25m 51m

The performance will run approximately 2h.

Jillian Vanstone in The Dream. Jillian Vanstone and Joe Chapman in The Dream. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

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

George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

Karen Kain, C.C. Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Christopher Stowell Associate Artistic Director

Magdalena Popa Principal Artistic Coach

Lindsay Fischer Artistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master

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

Peter Ottmann Senior Ballet Master

Mandy-Jayne Richardson Senior Ballet Mistress

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

Robert Binet Guillaume Côté Choreographic Associates

†

Parental leave

Joysanne Sidimus Guest Balanchine Répétiteur

Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Stage Managers

Lorna Geddes Pointe Shoe Manager / Assistant Ballet Mistress

Orchestra David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor Violin 1 Olga Laktionova Trumpets Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster Elaine Thompson Richard Sandals, Principal Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster Andrew McIntosh Mark Dharmaratnam James Aylesworth* Jill Vitols+ Robert Weymouth Jennie Baccante Paul Widner Trombones Catherine Cosbey+ Basses Charles Benaroya+, Principal Sheldon Grabke Hans. J.F. Preuss, Principal David Archer Nancy Kershaw Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal Dave Pell, Bass Trombone Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Paul Langley Yakov Lerner Robert Speer Tuba Jayne Maddison Sasha Johnson, Principal Wendy Rogers Flutes Paul Zevenhuizen Leslie J. Allt, Principal Harp Shelley Brown, Piccolo Lucie Parent, Principal Violin 2 Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin Maria Pelletier Tympani Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Oboes Michael Perry, Principal Anne Armstrong+ Mark Rogers, Principal Sandra Baron+ Karen Rotenberg Percussion Aya Miyagawa Lesley Young, English Horn Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Xiao Grabke Mark Mazur Csaba Koczรณ Clarinets Rene London+ Max Christie, Principal Orchestra Personnel Manager Ron Mah* Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet and Music Administrator Joanna Zabrowarna Raymond Tizzard Emily Marlow Violas Librarian Angela Rudden, Principal Bassoons Lucie Parent Stephen Mosher, Principal Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Jerry Robinson Carolyn Blackwell+ Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon Valerie Kuinka Rory McLeod+ Horns Johann Lotter Jessie Brooks, Principal Beverley Spotton Derek Conrod Cellos Gary Pattison Maurizio Baccante, Principal Scott Wevers Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal

* On Leave + Additional Musician

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Cast Being and Nothingness Part 1 – The Light Greta Hodgkinson (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23) Tanya Howard (Nov 22 mat, 24 eve) Jenna Savella (Nov 24 mat, 25)

Kota Sato (Nov 22) Spencer Hack (Nov 24 mat, 25)

Part 5 – The Living Room Svetlana Lunkina and Brendan Saye

Part 2 – The Bedroom

(Nov 21, 23, 24 eve)

Kathryn Hosier and Félix Paquet (Nov 21, 22 eve, 24) Miyoko Koyasu and Nan Wang (Nov 22 mat, 23, 25)

(Nov 22 mat, 24 mat)

Joe Chapman, Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty or Peng-Fei Jiang, Spencer Hack or Alexander Skinner, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Kota Sato or Larkin Miller, Donald Thom, Nan Wang or Nicholas Rose, Ethan Watts

Part 3 – The Door Chelsy Meiss and Jack Bertinshaw (Nov 21, 23, 24 eve)

Meghan Pugh and Skylar Campbell (Nov 22) Aya Okumura and Jack Bertinshaw (Nov 24 mat, 25)

Hannah Fischer and Christopher Gerty Heather Ogden and Brendan Saye (Nov 22 eve, 25)

Part 6 – The Street Joe Chapman, Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty or Peng-Fei Jiang, Spencer Hack or Alexander Skinner, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Kota Sato or Larkin Miller, Donald Thom, Nan Wang or Nicholas Rose, Ethan Watts

Part 7 – The Call Greta Hodgkinson and Ben Rudisin (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23)

Tanya Howard and Guillaume Côté (Nov 22 mat, 24 eve)

Part 4 – The Sink

Jenna Savella and Piotr Stanczyk (Nov 24 mat, 25)

Siphesihle November (Nov 21, 23, 24 eve)

Kathryn Hosier and Félix Paquet in Being and Nothingness. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

The Dream David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

Titania Jillian Vanstone (Nov 21, 23, 24 eve, 25) Elena Lobsanova (Nov 22 mat) Aya Okumura (Nov 22 eve) Alexandra MacDonald (Nov 24 mat) Oberon Harrison James (Nov 21, 24 eve) Evan McKie (Nov 22 mat) Naoya Ebe (Nov 22 eve) Guillaume CĂ´tĂŠ (Nov 23, 25) Brendan Saye (Nov 24 mat)

Puck Skylar Campbell (Nov 21, 23, 24 eve) Donald Thom (Nov 22 mat) Siphesihle November (Nov 22 eve, 25) Naoya Ebe (Nov 24 mat) Bottom Joe Chapman (Nov 21, 23, 24 eve) Giorgio Galli (Nov 22 mat, 25) Spencer Hack (Nov 22 eve, 24 mat)

Changeling Boy Aramis Gonzalez or Bennett Wotherspoon

Helena Tanya Howard (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23, 24 eve) Jenna Savella (Nov 22 mat, 24 mat, 25) Hermia Chelsy Meiss (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23, 24 eve) Hannah Fischer (Nov 22 mat, 24 mat, 25) Demetrius Giorgio Galli (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23, 24 eve) Nan Wang (Nov 22 mat, 24 mat, 25) Lysander Ben Rudisin (Nov 21, 22 eve, 23, 24 eve) Christopher Gerty (Nov 22 mat, 24 mat, 25)

Peaseblossom Miyoko Koyasu or Calley Skalnik Cobweb Meghan Pugh or Aya Okumura Moth Jordana Daumec or Antonella Martinelli Mustardseed Rui Huang or Jeannine Haller Fairies and Rustics Artists of the Ballet

All casting subject to change. Students of Canada's National Ballet School appear by kind permission of Artistic Director, Mavis Staines, C.M.

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Selected Biographies

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

Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Artistic Director Karen Kain has led The National Ballet of Canada with great success since 2005. 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 and The Boshoi 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. Her distinguished career included international guest performances with such companies as Paris Opéra Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet de Marseilles, The Bolshoi Ballet, London Festival Ballet, The Hamburg Ballet and Vienna State Opera Ballet. During 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 Artistin-Residence with the company, the role later expanded to that of Artistic Associate; subsequently, she was appointed Artistic Director. Barry Hughson joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director in 2014. Since that time, the company has accelerated its trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement, and international presence, including landmark tours to New York City’s Lincoln Center, Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris and the Mariinsky and Stanislavsky Theatres in Russia. 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. For the last 25 years, he has served as an executive leader at Connecticut’s Warner Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York City, New Jersey’s American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Boston Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada. As an arts advocate, consultant and educator, Mr. Hughson has had consulting, teaching and speaking engagements in the US, Europe, South America, and Asia. He has served on a variety of industry boards, including Dance/ USA, North America’s largest service organization for professional dance, where he recently completed two terms as a Trustee and Vice Chair. In partnership with Dance/ USA and The Royal Ballet, Mr. Hughson spearheaded the first ever meeting of North American and European executive dance leadership, bringing together 22 administrators from nine countries in 2015. In Canada, Mr. Hughson serves as Vice-Chair of the National Council for the Canadian Dance Assembly and served on the Steering Committee for the Canadian Arts Summit from 2014 to 2017. Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada since 2006, David Briskin is widely recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors, noted both for the range of his repertoire and the insightfulness of his musical interpretations. Prior to moving to Canada, Mr. Briskin lived and worked for 23 years as a conductor in New York City, working in opera, ballet and in concert. He conducted for seven years with American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York’s City Center and in major opera houses throughout the world, and was a seasonal conductor for New York City Ballet. He has conducted nearly all the major North American ballet companies. Highly in demand internationally as a guest conductor, Mr. Briskin has appeared regularly with The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, The Royal Swedish Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet. Last season, he conducted three world premieres as part of San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival. This season he will return to Calgary Opera to conduct the Canadian premiere of Joby Talbot’s Everest. Mr. Briskin has appeared with orchestras and opera companies throughout Europe, Asia and North America including the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, as well as Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera.

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Greta Hodgkinson. Photo by Christopher Wahl.

Book now to get the best seats at the best price! Visit national.ballet.ca for more information and to watch video. Clockwise from top: Skylar Campbell. Tanya Howard and Skylar Campbell. Jack Bertinshaw. Svetlana Lunkina. Jillian Vanstone with Artists of the Ballet. Photos by Bruce Zinger.

Guillaume Côté Choreographer, Being and Nothingness

Philip Glass Composer, Being and Nothingness

Michael Levine Set Designer, Being and Nothingness

Best known as one of The National Ballet of Canada’s most gifted and dynamic performers, Guillaume Côté is also a choreographer of unique vision and talent. In 2013, in addition to his position as a Principal Dancer, Mr. Côté assumed the role of Choreographic Associate with the company. His work for the National Ballet includes Frame by Frame (2018), Le Petit Prince (2016) and Being and Nothingness (2015). Mr. Côté’s work No. 24 won third prize at Ballet Society Hanover’s 25th International Competition in 2011 and entered the National Ballet’s repertoire in 2013. In 2012, his work Enkeli won the Audience Choice Award for Best Choreography at The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize and Venom was performed at the company’s Diamond Anniversary Gala. Venom was also performed at Nathan Phillips Square during the Pan Am Games in 2015. In 2012, Mr. Côté created Fractals: a pattern of chaos for ProArteDanza and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography. That same year, he choreographed and starred in the short film Lost in Motion, which was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film’s sequel, Lost in Motion II, released in late 2013, was also choreographed by Mr. Côté and made its film festival debut at the Dance on Camera Festival in New York City in 2014. Both films received rave reviews and have been viewed more than 2.5 million times online.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Philip Glass is a graduate of the University of Chicago and The Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he spent two years studying in Paris and transcribing Ravi Shankar’s Indian music into Western notation. By 1974, Mr. Glass had a number of innovative projects, creating a large collection of new music for the Philip Glass Ensemble and for the Mabou Mines Theater Company. He has since expanded his repertoire to include music for opera, dance, theatre, chamber ensemble, orchestra and film. Mr. Glass’ scores have received Academy Award nominations for Kundun, The Hours and Notes on a Scandal and a Golden Globe Award for The Truman Show. Recently, his 9th Symphony received its US premiere at Carnegie Hall and his new opera, The Perfect American, opened at Teatro Real with additional performances at the English National Opera. In 2015, Mr. Glass was named the eleventh recipient of The Glenn Gould Prize. Upcoming projects include a song cycle for Angelique Kidjo and the Brussels Philharmonic as well as an opera based on Franz Kafka’s The Trial for Music Theatre Wales.

Canadian designer Michael Levine has worked internationally as a set and costume designer for the past 35 years. He studied stage design at The Central School of Art and Design in London. Mr. Levine’s recent work includes Die Tote Stadt for Komische Oper Berlin, Madama Butterfly for Opernhaus Zürich, Wings for the Young Vic Theatre, The Rakes Progress for Aix-en-Provence Festival and De Nationale Opera, Billy Budd for Teatro Real, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and The Royal Opera, Le Petit Prince for The National Ballet of Canada, Benjamin Derniere Nuit for Opéra National de Lyon, Hansel and Gretel for De Nationale Opera, Wozzeck for Opernhaus Zürich, The Encounter for Complicite; Between Worlds for English National Opera (ENO), The Queen of Spades for Opernhaus Zürich, Madam Butterfly for ENO and The Metropolitan Opera, The Magic Flute for De Nationale Opera, ENO and Aix-en-Provence Festival, The Magic Flute for Baden Baden Festival and Opéra national de Paris, The Rape of Lucretia for Glyndebourne Festival and Parsifal for Opéra National de Lyon and The Metropolitan Opera. His upcoming work includes Sweeney Todd for Zurich Opera and Jenufa for The Royal Opera. His work has been honoured with a Gemini Award, Paris Critics Prize, The Edinburgh Festival Drama and Music Award, two Dora Mavor Moore Awards and a Toronto Arts Award. Mr. Levine is a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres.

Krista Dowson Costume Designer, Being and Nothingness

David Finn Lighting Designer, Being and Nothingness

Sir Frederick Ashton Choreographer, The Dream

Krista Dowson learned to sew at her parents dining room table during her 14-year tenure as a dancer with The National Ballet of Canada. From the stage to behind the scenes, this self-taught costumier enjoys making spandex look beautiful and the challenge of turning two dimensional designs into three-dimensional apparel. Ms. Dowson has also designed and built costumes for Guillaume Côté’s Body of Work and Dance Me To The End Of Love, which were performed at the National Ballet’s MAD HOT BALLET gala in 2014 and at the Festival des Arts de SaintSauveur. Other costume commissions include The Seven Deadly Sins for The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Robert Binet’s choreography for YOU dance, the National Ballet’s 2017 Choreographic Workshop, the Hillside Beach Club in Turkey, Casa Loma’s Legends of Horror, JDX Entertainment and ProArteDanza in addition to a number of independent artists locally and internationally. Her creation for The Tutu Project fundraiser was featured at Toronto’s Design Exchange. Originally from Simcoe, Ontario, Ms. Dowson trained at Canada’s National Ballet School and, after completing a two-year apprenticeship at the National Ballet, was a member of the Corps de Ballet from 2002 to 2014.

David Finn began his career as a lighting designer for the puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and Kukla, Fran & Ollie. Mr. Finn’s work with The National Ballet of Canada includes The Firebird, Terra Firma, La Baiser de la Fée and The Four Seasons by James Kudelka and Being and Nothingness and Le Petit Prince by Guillaume Côté. His dance work includes The Nutcracker (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Atlanta Ballet), Romeo & Juliette (Paris Opéra Ballet), Swan Lake (The Royal Ballet) and works for choreographers Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Sasha Waltz, Merce Cunningham, José Limón, Helgi Tomasson, Liam Scarlett and Dana Reitz. Mr. Finn was Resident Lighting Designer for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project from 1993 to 2000. His opera work includes projects for the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Paris Opéra, Teatro alla Scala, Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Canadian Opera Company and San Francisco Opera, among others. For film, Mr. Finn consulted on Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence and directed the PBS documentary The Green Monster. He designed Zed (Tokyo) and Michael Jackson ONE (Las Vegas) for Cirque du Soleil.

Sir Frederick Ashton created a distinct style of classical ballet imbued with a wonderful sense of musicality and intertwining of steps. Active until his death in 1988 at the age of 83, he created a vast repertoire of ballets which are performed around the world. Sir Frederick was born in Ecuador in 1905 and was raised in Peru. After moving to England at the age of 18, he began studying with the great dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine and with dancer/teacher Marie Rambert at the Rambert Dance Company. It was Ms. Rambert who discovered Sir Frederick's talent for choreography and helped him earn his first commission in 1926, A Tragedy of Fashion. Sir Frederick created hundreds of works, the best-loved being Daphnis and Chlöe, The Two Pigeons, Birthday Offering, La Fille mal gardée, A Month in the Country and Monotones I and II. Toward the end of his life, Sir Frederick embarked on a number of projects, including revivals of his older works, some thought to be lost, including Romeo and Juliet for English National Ballet and Capriole Suite for Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet. Sir Frederick also revived two of his full-length ballets, Cinderella and Ondine for The Royal Ballet and contributed to Natalia Makarova’s production of Swan Lake for English National Ballet. Sir Frederick was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962. In 1970, he was made a Companion of Honour and received the Order of Merit in 1977. He was also made a member of the Legion d'Honneur by the French government, a Commander of the Danish Order of Dannebrog and was awarded the Swedish Carina Ari Gold Medal. Sir Frederick Ashton died in 1988.

The son of a Yorkshire coalminer, Christopher Carr trained in Barnsley, England with Mavis Burrows and at The Royal Ballet School. In 1967, he joined The Royal Ballet Touring Company and in 1970 transferred to The Royal Ballet. Mr. Carr was promoted to Soloist in 1975 and later to Senior Soloist and continued to perform until 1990. Mr. Carr became Assistant Ballet Master in 1983, Répétiteur to The Royal Ballet in 1984, Ballet Master in 1988 and Rehearsal Director in 2001. He has rehearsed and staged the majority of The Royal Ballet’s extensive repertory and has taught and staged various ballets for most of the leading companies around the world. In 2007, Mr. Carr became Guest Principal Ballet Master for The Royal Ballet.

Christopher Carr Stager, The Dream

Jeff Morris Stage Manager

Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager

Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. Following Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990 –1995), stage managing the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater, New York. 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 and An Italian Straw Hat, company premieres of John Neumeier’s The Seagull, A Streetcar Named Desire and Nijinsky, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and Festival Co-director for the biannual festival dance: made in Canada/fait au Canada.

Liliane Stilwell joined The National Ballet of Canada in 2015 and has stage managed Onegin, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio. Previously she served as stage manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years. Highlights include Don Quixote, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermore, La Cenerentola, Otello, Marriage of Figaro, Götterdämmerung (complete Ring Cycle), Macbeth, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, Madama Butterfly and was part of the team that took Oedipus Rex to the Edinburgh International Festival. She was production stage manager for Grease and stage manager for Robin Hood and Cinderella at the Elgin Theatre, Dirty Dancing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Carousel, Me and My Girl and Roar of the Greasepaint – Smell of the Crowd and has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada and the US.

The National Ballet Orchestra The National Ballet of Canada is privileged to have its own full Orchestra with over 60 members. The Orchestra has performed in each of the National Ballet’s seasons and is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin. The company’s first Music Director was George Crum who, along with Founder Celia Franca, was a pioneer of the company. Mr. Crum held the position from the company’s inception in 1951 to 1984, when he was appointed Music Director Emeritus. The Orchestra was led by Ermanno Florio from 1985 to 1990. Ormsby Wilkins was Music Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 2006. The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra has toured extensively with the company through Canada, the US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and has recorded two CDs of Michael Torke’s compositions for The Contract (The Pied Piper) and An Italian Straw Hat. The Orchestra made their concert debut at Koerner Hall on April 3, 2012, in celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Anna Laudere of The Hamburg Ballet in Anna Karenina. Photo by Kiran West.

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Dancer Biographies Skylar Campbell

Guillaume Côté

Principal Dancer

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

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

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explore movement, music and imagination

and our core value of live music.

as a means of self-expression.

New Productions

Endowment

To commission thrilling new works that

To build a strong foundation now so

push the boundaries of the art form and

future generations will continue to

delight audiences.

experience the transformative power

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and beauty of ballet.

To showcase Canadian culture in the most prestigious dance centres of the world.

To learn more about how you can make a gift to the Soaring Campaign, please email soaring@national.ballet.ca or visit national.ballet.ca/Soaring David Macdonald. Photo by Sian Richards. Opposite: Flora Do. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Leadership Giving The National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and capital funding to support Karen Kain’s vision. (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018)

Production Builders The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2018/19 and future seasons.

Walter Carsen New Creations Fund Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M. The Gail Hutchison Fund Richard M. Ivey, C.C. Rosamond Ivey

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Tim & Frances Price Warren Sorensen in memory of Gregory Williams The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada One Anonymous Donor

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

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

Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin Judith & Robert Lawrie Mona & Harvey Levenstein Jerry & Joan Lozinski The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Julie Medland Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Lynda & Jonas Prince Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C. Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M. O. Ont.

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

George & Kathy Dembroski

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Anne-Marie Canning

First Soloist Tina Pereira

Corps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli

Nancy Pencer

Renata M. Humphries

First Soloist Tanya Howard

Corps de Ballet member Jaclyn Oakley

Robin Robinson

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

First Soloist Brendan Saye

Corps de Ballet member Siphesihle November

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

Diana St. B. Weatherall

Robbie Pryde

Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté

First Soloist Chelsy Meiss

Corps de Ballet member Ethan Watts

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Anonymous

Devida & Derek Smith

Principal Dancer Heather Ogden

First Soloist Hannah Fischer

Corps de Ballet member Andreea Olteanu

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

Anonymous

Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy

First Soloist Alexandra MacDonald

Corps de Ballet member Meghan Pugh

Stephen Delaney & Robyn McCallum

Anonymous

Second Soloist Félix Paquet

Corps de Ballet member Peng-Fei Jiang

Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

Anonymous

Second Soloist Kathryn Hosier

Corps de Ballet member Clare Peterson

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

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Second Soloist Christopher Gerty

Corps de Ballet member Calley Skalnik

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Second Soloist Ben Rudisin

Rolex Dancers First Award

Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone

Sherry and Edward Drew Principal Dancer Francesco Gabriele Frola

Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Principal Dancer Elena Lobsanova

Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

Gretchen Ross Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Lucy White Principal Dancer Harrison James

Tricia Younger Principal Dancer Skylar Campbell

Elvio & Marlene DelZotto First Soloist Jenna Savella

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell Corps de Ballet member Kota Sato

Make an Impact that Matters Proud presenting sponsor of The Dream & Being and Nothingness Jillian Vanstone in The Dream. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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YOU dance

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

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

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

Music Circle and Orchestra

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

John & Claudine Bailey Nani & Austin Beutel David W. Binet Peter & Eleanor Daniels Jeanie Davis The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Maxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira Gluskin The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation William & Ruth Herridge John B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C.

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Anne & Charles Morison Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. John & Susan Rose Gretchen Ross Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont. Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C. TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation (Rehearsal Pianists)

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation

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

The Estate of Isobel Allen BMO Financial Group The Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C. The Estate of Gail Hutchison Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Sylvia M. McPhee The Estate of Vida Peene

The Estate of Penelope Reed Doob The Estate of James D. Stewart The Estate of John Theo TD Bank Group Ms. Vivien M. Wu Two Anonymous Donors

Dancer Health and Wellness Lynda Hamilton The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation The McLean Foundation Tim & Frances Price

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

Special Gifts The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

Underwriter, Guest Artist Fund

Hamburg Tour

The John & Margaret Bahen Fund

Ada Slaight

Canadian Touring

Share the Magic Underwriter

Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M.

Diane Blake & Stephen Smith

Russia Tour

The Nutcracker Complete Documentation Package Underwriters

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. The Delaney Family Foundation

Sans Limites Choreographic Associates

Choreographic Workshop

Esprit de Corps Diana Billes Taiya Campbell & Brennan Mulcahy Jeanie A. Davis Rags & Indra Davloor Nadia & Nick Di Donato Jennifer Kaplan Krista Kerr Anne & David LeGresley Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

Alison & J. Bruce McDonald Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Rebecca Mooney & Asif Nasim Linda & Kevin O’Leary The Sabourin Family Michele & Ryerson Symons The Tripp / Smith Family Sarah White One Anonymous Donor

Every child deserves Dance is a perfect way to connect to with children. Each year The National Ballet of Canada is proud to present Share the Magic, a special presentation of The Nutcracker for children and families dealing with difficult circumstances. We work with communitybased organizations and social service agencies to invite families to a shared experience of excitement, wonder and beauty.

Give a gift of joy today to share the magic. national.ballet.ca/share 416 (1 866) 345 9595

Presenting Sponsor Share the Magic Programme

Share the Magic is generously underwritten by Ada Slaight.

Photos by Paul McNulty.

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Our Community of Support The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018)

Director’s Circle ($25,000 and above)

Joan H. Addison Ms. Sylvie Allard & Mr. Brian O'Keefe Gail & Mark Appel◊◊ Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell◊ John & Claudine Bailey◊◊ Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns◊ Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊ David W. Binet◊ Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen Anne-Marie Canning◊ Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊ Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊ Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.◊◊ Jeanie A. Davis◊◊ Mr. Stephen Delaney & Ms. Robyn McCallum George & Kathy Dembroski◊◊ Ms. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard Rooney Sherry Taylor Drew◊◊ Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊ The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation◊◊ Estate of James D. Stewart Estate of Penelope Reed Doob Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan◊ Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M.◊◊ Kevin Garland & Roger Garland◊◊ Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊ Mary & Graham Hallward◊ Lynda Hamilton◊ Nona Heaslip◊◊ Mrs. Renata M. Humphries◊◊ The Gail Hutchison Fund◊◊ Richard M. Ivey, C.C.◊◊ Rosamond Ivey◊◊ Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.◊◊ The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊ Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊ Judith & Robert Lawrie◊◊ Mona & Harvey Levenstein◊◊ Jerry & Joan Lozinski◊◊ Sarah & David Macdonald◊◊ The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.◊◊ Julie & Ted Medland◊◊ Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Nancy Pencer◊◊ Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.◊◊ Tim & Frances Price◊◊ Mrs. Lynda Prince◊◊ Robbie Pryde Aaron & Heather Regent◊ Robin & Ross Robinson◊◊ Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊ Janis Rotman Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Ada Slaight◊◊

Devida & Derek Smith Mr. George R. Sutherland◊ Michele & Ryerson Symons Estate of John Theo Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.◊◊ Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊ The Tripp / Smith Family Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein Diana St. B. Weatherall◊◊ Ms. Carol Weinbaum Lucy White*◊ Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊ Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Tricia Younger◊◊ Five Anonymous Donors

Artistic Circle ($15,000 - $24,999)

Diane Blake & Stephen Smith David & Kathryn Cottingham Indra & Rags Davloor Maxine Goldberg◊◊ Anne & David LeGresley◊ Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊ Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊◊ Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊ Rebecca Mooney & Asif Nasim Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊ Barrie D. Rose, Karen Solomon & Family◊◊ Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊ One Anonymous Donor

Partner ($10,000 - $14,999)

Gregory & Irene Aziz◊ Ms. JoAnne Bersohn Diana Billes◊ Taiya Campbell & Brennan Mulcahy Peter & Eleanor Daniels Mr. and Mrs. John Grant◊ Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan Mr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge◊◊ Jennifer Kaplan Ms. Krista Kerr◊ Mr. Arnold Logan Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊ Alison & J. Bruce McDonald◊ Ms. Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊ Anne & Charles Morison◊ John & Susan Rose Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family◊ Linda & Kevin O'Leary◊ The Sabourin Family Tony Scott-Fisher◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊ Sarah White Judith R. Wilder◊ Ms. Beth Wilson◊ Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊

Benefactor ($5,000 - $9,999)

Elaine J. Adair◊◊ Alison Arbuckle Fisher◊◊ Alexandra Babcock & Todd Cowan Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊ Margaret & John Casey◊◊ Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊ Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊ Julie Di Lorenzo Maureen & James Dunn◊ Mrs. Anne W. Dupre & Mr. Fredrick J. Marker◊◊ Estate of Alfred Lewis Preston Heather & Michael Faralla George A. Fierheller◊◊ Lucinda Flemer, C.M.◊◊ Ms. Susan Gerhard Ms. Deanna Gontard Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Gore Ms. Taanta Gupta◊ Ginette Hamel* & Cliff Trollope Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊ Brian Hodges and Robert Paul Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊ Ann Jaffary Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊ Margaret Kawaja◊◊ Ms. Jane Kilburn Boyle Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊ Valarie Koziol Dr. Gurney M. Kranz◊◊ Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt◊◊ Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard◊◊ Mr. Andrew Lengyel and Ms. Beverly Tarshis◊ Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊ Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊ Mr. Ryan McNally Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin◊ Dr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊ Ms. Marianne Oundjian Mr. Don Quach Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊ Rachel Sabourin Esther Sarick◊ Mr. Greg Sharp Dr. Hugh Siddall◊ Marion Soloway◊ Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊ Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊ Mrs. and Mr. Kim Surchin◊◊ Ms. Margaret Taylor-Sevier Tesari Charitable Foundation Lenore Walters◊◊ Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊ Mr. John H. Williams◊◊ Ms. Helen Ziegler One Anonymous Donor

Major Patron ($3,000 - $4,999)

Elana Metter & Stephen A.. Adler Ms. Yeti Agnew & Mr. Christopher Birt◊◊ Catherine J.T. Allgood◊◊ Ms. Debra J. Appleton◊ Dr. & Mrs. G.R. Rastegar◊ Ms. Yveline Audemars & Mr. Humberto Rivero◊ James Austin & Hans Eppenberger◊ Ms. Lindy Barrow◊ Gillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊ Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊ N. Beilstein & A. Lee◊ Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊ Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊ Paul & Ann Brehl Jane Campbell & John McLeish Dr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M.◊◊ John Church Mary & John Crocker◊ Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊ Ms. Marilyn Crowley Miss Emilie Cushman Jane Darville & Dr. Skip Bassford◊ Ms. Anne Davidson◊ Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis◊◊ Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & John Young Judy Dunn◊ M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland◊◊ Ms. Melanie Edwards & Mr. John Brown◊ Mr. Joseph Fantl & Ms. Moira Bartram◊ Ken & Linda Foxcroft◊◊ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fung Mr. Blaise Gaetz◊ Mr. Peter Garstang◊◊ Bronwen Gates◊◊ Marilyn & David Gluskin Carol Gray◊◊ Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊ Mrs. Beverly Hargraft◊ Ms. Naomi Harris◊ Ronald M. Haynes◊◊ Ms. Susan Hayward Payne◊◊ Ann Hogarth◊◊ Christopher E. Horne, Esq. Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊ Mr. Frank & Dr. Margaret Ionson◊◊ Mrs. Amala Jayatilleke Norman Jewison, C.C.◊ Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation◊◊ Prof. & Mrs. James King◊◊ Ms. Tammy Klein Ms. Valerie Lockerbie Judy Manji◊◊ Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊ Ms. Eleanor McCain◊◊ Marcia McClung◊ Patti McFarlane◊◊ Mrs. June McLean◊◊ Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊ Mr. Timothy McNicholas◊ Nancy Miller & Glen Ireland Mr. Noel Mowat◊ Mr. & Mrs. Benoit Mulsant◊ Mr. David Murray L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊ Graham & Janet Parkinson◊ Juta Reed Mrs. Shirley Reid Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊

Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin Hamilton William & Lesley Rogan◊ Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊ Robert Rubinoff◊ Mr. Geoffrey Rytell◊◊ Mr. Go Sato◊◊ Alison and Alan Schwartz Stephen & Jane Smith◊◊ Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊ Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton◊◊ Dr. Robert Summers-Gill◊◊ Mr. Russel R. Taylor Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊ Bonita & Walter Thornton◊ Mr. Alex Tosheff Denise Ireland & Harry Underwood Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊ Jon & Olga Voigt Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden◊◊ Francoise & Edward White Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊ Mrs. Timothy Wright◊ Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊

Sans Limites ($2,000 - $4,000)

L. Ali Jane Kilburn Boyle The Canavan Family Foundation Ajitha Cyriac Gordon and Lorraine Gibson Family Foundation Jody Howe Lucia Liscio Nita Major Kathryn Baycroft McOuat Andrea McQueen Shabin Mohamed Yasemin Mutlu Susan O'Reilly Maria Salishcheva Senst Family Anne-Marie Sorrenti Michele Symons Eileen Wilkes

Ballet Club Relevé ($3,000) Robin Anthony Colette Barber Diane Blake Caroline Booth Martha Burns Joanne Eidinger Eileen Farrow M. Patricia Fischer Nancy Haston Nancy Holland Jane Humphreys Trodi Linders Margaret MacLellan Dianne Maziarz Gisèle McIsaac Kathleen Metcalfe Kornelia Milborne Donna Poile Cathy Spoel Kristi Stangeland Eli Taylor Dianne Vanstone Nancy Viner

Frederika Winchell Julie Wood

Patron ($2,000 - $2,999)

Mrs. June Abel◊◊ Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊◊ Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊ Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊ Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊ Mona Bandeen, C.M.◊◊ Ms. Katherine Barber◊◊ Winifred Barclay◊◊ Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊ Ms. Lorna Beverley Mr. John R. Birkett◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Judith Bowie Mr. Jonathan Briggs David Briskin* & Julia Blackburn Margaret Brock◊◊ Doug Guzman & Sheila Brown Ms. Janet Bulger◊ Ms. Deborah Cameron Della H. Campbell Ms. Linda Campbell◊◊ Mr. John Carter Professor Alfred L. Chan & Mr. Michael Farewell◊ Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊ Dr. & Mrs. Albert Cheskes◊ Peng Chiang◊◊ Siobhan Hyland & Ivan Chittenden J. Chow Mr. Philip A. Clappison◊◊ Helene Clarkson◊ Mrs. Louise Cornblum◊ Dr. Lesley S. Corrin◊◊ Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊◊ Mr. Chris Cummings Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam◊◊ Carole Curtis◊◊ Jack Darville Professor K. G. Davey◊◊ Amanda Demers & Brian Collins◊ Trina DeSa Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond◊ Wilf & Brenda Dinnick◊◊ Mrs. Susan Dore◊ Lee Anne Downey & Family◊ Ms. Julia Drake* Dudley Family Fund◊◊ Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn Stadtegger Mrs. Pamela Earle Bronwen Evans◊ Ms. Frances Evans Joan Farano◊◊ Catherine Fauquier◊◊ Ms. Cecil Fennell◊ Ms. Catriona Ferguson Rupert Field-Marsham & Lindsay Dale-Harris◊ Ms. & Mr. Frances & Ronald Filegan◊◊ Mr. Mark Flaherty Dr. Jan Fleming Robert & Julia Foster◊ Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊ Mimi Fullerton Dr. George and Mrs. Olga Gale◊ André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Suzanne Galipeault◊◊ Mrs. Hilda Gan◊

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Ms. Susan Garvie◊ Judith Gelber◊ Heather V. Gibson Ms. Tamara Glied◊ Andrew & Aviva Goldenberg◊ Mark & Louise Golding◊◊ Dr. Ricardo Gomez-Insausti Judy & David Goodings◊◊ Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊ Ms. Vanessa Grant & Mr. Philip Street Ms. Susan Greenbloom◊ Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens◊◊ Mr. Jason Heayn & Ms. Andrea Venneri Michael & Rita Hafeman◊◊ Malcolm Hamilton & Alayne Kato-Hamilton◊◊ Ms. Malle Harris◊◊ Mrs. and Mr. Suzi & Ross Head Mary & Arthur Heinmaa Catherine & Clarke Herring Avril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊ Mr. Ronald Holgerson Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊ Barry Hughson* & Ashley Hughson Mr. Fred Hurlbut & Ms. Catherine Barlow Mrs. Pennie R. Jevnikar◊◊ Ms. Gail Julie◊ Mrs. Lorraine Kaake Mrs. Ann Kadrnka Ms. Miriam Kagan Dr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel◊ Mr. Saleem Kassum◊ Michael Koerner, C.M. & Sonja Koerner◊◊ Ms. Michelle Koerner Ms. Catherine Lace◊ Sylvie Lachance Kathryn E. Langley Hope◊ Ms. Annick Lapotre Linda K. Lee Dr. Calvin Lei◊ Mr. William J. Lennox Joy Levine◊ Logan Family Foundation◊◊ Dr. Vance Logan◊ Douglas L. Ludwig & Karen J. Rice◊ Mr. Tony Matthews Ms. Liza Mauer & Mr. Andrew Sheiner◊ Janice May◊◊ Ms. Nicola Mayer Ms Jennifer McDonald Ms. Marci McDonald Ms. I. McDorman◊◊ Mrs. Yvonne McGregor Anne S. McLeod◊◊ Ms. Margaret C. McNee◊◊ Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊ Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds◊ Ms. Voula Michaelidis Clive & Fran Minto◊◊ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mongillo Ms. Bernadette Morra Neil & Prue Morrison Mr. Peter Neisser Ms. Eileen Newell◊ Petra & Lionel Newton Michel & Nina Overbury◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz◊◊ Rene Pantalone◊◊ Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊ Dr. Michael Partridge & Dr. Sudha Rajagopal◊ Mr. Peter M. Partridge◊

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Paterson◊◊ Mr. D. Ross Peebles & Ms. Judith Cole◊◊ Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer◊ David Phipps and Gary Myers The Primrose Charitable Foundation Mr. Benjamin Prinsen◊ Dr. Linda Rabeneck & Dr. Catherine Campbell◊ Mr. Robert Raizenne Ms. Jessica Ray Ms. Barbara Reid Diana Reitberger*◊ Mrs. Estelle Richmond The Robertson Reid Family Mrs. Gloria Robins◊◊ Terri and Eric Robitaille Elaine M. Roper◊◊ Judith & Jack Rose◊ Mr. & Mrs. Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss◊◊ Ms. Sandra Ruehlow Mr. Steven Salamon and Ms. Karen Goos William & Meredith Saunderson◊◊ Paul J. Savard◊◊ Harold Sclodnick & Lynda Gilroy Ms. Deborah Scott◊ Dr. Hugh Scully & Vanessa Harwood, O.C.◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. Seymour Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊ Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊ Mrs. Joan Sohn◊◊ Dr. Myra Sourkes Dr. John Stanley & Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊ Ms. Astrid Stec Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Stern◊ Carol Swallow◊◊ Dianna Symonds◊ Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn◊ Ms. Catherine Thomson◊◊ Cynthia & Craig Thorburn◊ Maureen & Philip Tingley◊◊ Mrs. Nicola Tory◊ Mr. Stefan Varga & Dr. Marica Varga◊◊ Lucy Waverman & Bruce Macdougall Mrs. Ruth Wheler◊◊ Dr. Margaret White & Patrick Foody Ms. Barbara Williams◊◊ Ms. Catherine Williams Miss E. Joan Williams◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Peter Willis Ms. Gayle Willson Peri Wiseman Durhane Wong-Rieger◊ Ms. Christine Yankou The Young Family Foundation Maria T. Zakos◊◊ Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊ Mrs. Maria-Luisa Zoppas◊◊ Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊ Veronica Zufelt◊◊ 12 Anonymous Donors

Grand Jeté ($1,250 - $1,999)

Tim Badgley◊ Ms. Reny Burrows Ms. Janet Casey Mr. Alexander Chapman Ms. M.C. Clancy◊

Sheila Croft Mr. & Mrs. Avik Dey Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊ Ms. Kim Edwards Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊ Katherine Halpenny* & Sean Smith Mr. Peter Heisey◊ Mr. Peter Hendrick◊ Ms. Chaviva Hosek◊ Mr. Greg Johns Ms. Susan Keen◊ Ms. Wendy Lawson Sharon Mackay Ms. Diana Massiah◊ Mrs. Margaret Nightingale◊ Ms. Judith O'Callaghan Ms. Michaela Peters Mr. Alan Pyatt Ms. Rani Rahman Jamieson Mr. Eddy Reitberger Ms. Jennifer Rook Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊ Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊ Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊ Mr. Timothy Spain◊ Mr. Peter Webb◊◊ Karen Wierucki◊◊ One Anonymous Donor

Arabesque ($850- $1,249)

Mr. & Mrs. John Balmer◊ Ms. Vivian Berman Lise Betteridge Ms. Katherine Bischoping◊◊ Drs. Blackstock & Valentin◊ Dr. and Mrs. Ian Blumer◊◊ Susan M. Borden◊◊ Camp Pemigewassett Inc. Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy◊◊ Hilda Clark◊◊ Ms. Jean Clark◊ Ms. Charmaine Curvan-Lawes Maija Dale Elaine & Michael Davies◊ Dr. Alicia A. Dunlop◊ Mr. David Eastaugh Ms. E.L. Ellins◊◊ Ms. Mary Ellis Mrs. Cheryl Ferguson-Jamael Mr. Gerald Frauwirth Mrs. Gillian Garneau◊ Ms. Michelle Glied-Goldstein Mr. Daniel Hoffman & Ms. Loretta Degasperi Alanna & Wade Jack Ms. Claire Keeley◊ Sheryl Kennedy & Bill Fleury Mr. Behzad Khosrowshahi Joyce King◊ Mr. Carl Knipfel◊ Katerina Kuprijanov◊ Janet Lamb◊ Ms. Mary Susanne Lamont Richard Lefebvre* & Stephen Murray Robert Lukey Ms. Susan A MaCrae Connie & Peter Mak◊◊ Ms. Dorothy Matthews Fred Mattocks

Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. McEniry Mr. Peter Miller Ms. Delia M. Moog◊◊ Ms Heather Mundell◊ Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nesker◊◊ Dr. Steven Nitzkin◊ Dr. Jean O'Grady◊ Nancy O'Neill Ms. Claire O'Reilly Ms. Laurie Pallett◊ Dr. Roger Pearce The Perston Family◊ Mr. H R Martin Phills◊ Powis Family Foundation Mrs. Elinor Ratcliffe, C.M. O.N.L(hc)◊ Mrs. Jennifer Revelle Mr. James Robertson and Mr. Jim Scott Mr. and Mrs. J Rosenthal◊◊ Mrs. Mary E. Sarjeant◊◊ Ms. Marlies Schlichting◊ Mr. Charles Seminerio* The Serbinis Family Ms. Sandra Shaul John & Susan Shaw Mrs. Dorothy Sjogren◊◊ Ms. Ibolya Smith◊◊ Ms. Solway & Mr. Moore◊◊ Ms. Terry Tator◊ Tony and Caley Taylor Family Fund at Toronto Foundation Ms. Diane Taylor◊◊ Ms. Elizabeth Terry◊ Ms. Wendy Trainor◊ Ms. Nadya Tymochenko◊ Martin Wade & Daniel Larocque Ms. Donna Watts◊ Lyn M. Westwood◊◊ Mr. Luke Windisch Ms. Ethel M. Woods◊◊ Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊ Mr. Morden Yolles Ms. Jennifer Young Three Anonymous Donors

Brisé ($500 - $849)

David & Phyllis Agg Fund at the Private Giving Foundation Mr. Matthew Airhart Vanessa Alexander Dr. Vina Alexopoulou Ms. Beverly Applebaum Ms. Adriana Arevalo Miss Claudia Arévalo S.E. Arliss Laura Arul Ms. Karen Atkin◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Atkinson Mrs. Ursula Bargenda◊◊ Mrs. Judith Barker◊◊ Michael Barkley & Gary Burrows◊ Mr. Rory Barnes Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley◊◊ Mrs. Vernis Barnwell Ms. Deborah Barrett and Mr. Jim Leech John & Leanna Bayliss Christopher & Christina Begy◊ Ms. Diane Birch◊◊ Mr. Kim Birchard & Mrs. Carol Dorman◊◊ Ms. Melynda Bitzos◊

Ms. Sandra Black◊◊ Mrs. A. Blom◊◊ Mrs. Jana Bogner John C. Bonnycastle Ms. Elspeth Bowler Ms. Margot Boyd Dorothy Novotny Brandenburg Dr. Bernard and Mrs. Annette Braude Christopher Bredt & Jamie Cameron◊◊ Ms. M.J. Breithaupt◊◊ Mr. Barry Bresner Mrs. Johanna Brett◊ Teresa Briggs◊ Dr. Ian and Mrs. Brindle◊ Ms. Melissa Brooks Dr. Sylva & Mr. Klaus Brose◊ Mrs. Donna Brownlee Mr. Cromwell Bulandres Mr. Ian Burns◊◊ Ms. Michele Bussieres Kathleen Butterfield◊ Ms. Leila Carnegie◊ Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Eleanor Carpen◊◊ Ms. Charlene Chalmers Ms. Terri Chalmers Ms. Karen Chandler Ms. Hsing-Yi Chang The Chepesiuk Family◊ Charlee Chilelli Mr. Maurice J. Clement◊◊ Ms. Martha Clementino Zane and Joan Cohen◊◊ Mr. Donald Cole◊ Mrs. Sydne Conover Taggart◊ Ms. Jill Cooter◊◊ Mr. Antonino Corbo Joanne Coutts◊ Ms. Joanne Crookshank◊◊ Mr. Hugh Crosthwait Mr. Derrick Croswell Mr. David M. Cullen◊◊ Mr. & Ms. David Currie◊◊ Ms. Radmila Dajkovich-Graham Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson◊◊ Ms. Anne Day◊ Mrs. Saira Deen-Zammit◊ Mr. Leo & Mrs. Sandra Delzotto Mr. Colin R.C. Dobell◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell◊◊ Ms. Wendy Dodd-Kellam◊ Rob Dolan Mrs. Lilliana Dominguez◊ Mr. Steven D. Donohue◊◊ Dougal & Mortiz Dunning Louise & Jeffrey Eason◊ Leilah Edroos◊◊ Mr. Michael Elliott Mrs. Eleanor Farkass◊◊ Joan A. Farlinger◊◊ Mrs. Laura Farquhar◊◊ Darcy & Sheila Farrell◊ Helena & David Fine◊◊ Ms. Sonia Florian Mrs. Carol Foster◊ Alice Fox◊◊ Mr. Colin Fox Claire Franceschetti Ms. D.J. Fraser◊ Ms. Janice Fukakusa Ms. Nancy Fung Mr. Richard & Mrs. Beverley Galamaga◊◊ Mr. Andrew Gillin

Mrs. Justine Giuliani◊ Ms. Wendy Glover◊ Mr. Richard Goodman◊◊ Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊◊ Ms. Heather Gordon◊ Mr. Laurent Goulet◊ Ms. Enid Grant Ms. Rosemary Grant◊ Mrs. and Mr. Marion Green Ms. Sandra L. Green & Ms. Mary Stephenson◊ Mr. Charles Greiner◊ Colin Gruchy◊◊ Kalesha Hack & Family Mrs. Diane Haggart◊ Elisabeth Handler◊ Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊ E.A. Hergott Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland◊◊ Carol and Neil Hicks◊ Ms. Susan Hill◊◊ Mr. Wayne Hill Mr. Stephan Hind Mel Hogg The Horn Section of the National Ballet Orchestra◊◊* Richard & Susan Horner◊◊ Sherry Houser◊ Mr. Donald Hughes◊ Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊ Mrs. Fiona Hurwitz-Cohen◊ Ms. Marion Isherwood Mr. Ulrich Jaggi Mrs. Elspeth Johnson◊◊ Dr. and Mrs. A.E. Jones◊◊ Dr. and Ms. Joshua Josephson◊ Mr. Kagan Kerman Ms. Margaret Khomenko Ms. Sue Kidd Mr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊ Ms. Patricia Knight◊◊ Ms. Beverly Knox Olga Kopti◊◊ Catherine Kourkounakis◊ Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew Gotowiec Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg◊◊ Ms. Jennifer Kropac & Mr. Kevin Law Ms. Wendy Lam John and Ann Lang◊◊ Mr. Yakov Lerner* Mr. Eric Lipka◊ Hubert Lum & Eve Leyerle◊ Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊ Ms. Donnalu F. Macdonald◊◊ Ms. Flora Macdonald◊◊ Ms. Nancy MacDonald◊◊ Mr. John MacIver◊◊ Susan & Greg MacKenzie Ms. Sandra MacNaughton Ms. Bosko Madic◊ The Mar Family Miss Laurie Markus◊◊ Patricia L. Martin◊◊ Ms. Dawn Maruno◊◊ Ms. Barbara McCreath◊ Ms. Lindsay McIntyre Ms. Catherine McMillan◊ Mr. Alfonso Mejia Arias Robin Melnick◊ Mrs. Susan Mertens◊◊ Ingrid & Dan Mida◊ Colin & Meta Mills◊◊

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Lynne & Paul Milnes◊ Leslie J. Moran Mr. Horst Mueller Ms. and Mr. Michele Myrah◊◊ Mrs. Michelle Nasello Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊ Ms. Carol Newall◊◊ Mr. Devlan Nicholson Mrs. Dawn Northwood Kathy O'Brien Ms. Loralie Olinyk Ms. Janice Oliver Ms. Lia Overs◊ Mrs. Anna Pataky◊ Ms. Lesley Paterson◊ Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊ Nicola and Alexandra Perpick◊ Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊ Elyssa Phillips Nina & Terry Picton◊◊ Mr. and Mrs. John Pildner◊◊ Mr. Archie Platt Dr. Gabriel Ponce Ms. Jane Pound◊ Mr. William Prosser◊◊ Mr. David Purcell◊ Mr. Chris Purdye Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊ Ms. Katharyn Rayner◊ Mr. Peter Reeve-Newson◊◊ Ms. Ann Rempel Mr. Gordon A. Richardson◊◊ Ms. Maggie Robertson Ms. Michaele Robertson◊

Mrs. Leeann Russell June K Ryan◊◊ Ms. Harriet Sakuma◊ Mr. James Samuel Dr. Michael Sayer◊ Ms. Clare Sellers Ms. Denise Semple◊ Dr. Jeff Sherman Mrs. Christine Simpson◊◊ Ms. Sara Simpson Kathleen Skerrett Ms. Miriam Skey◊ Donald A. Smith◊◊ Mr. Gary Smith Ms. Louise Smith◊ Mr. Robert Smith◊ Ms. Jane Spicer Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊ Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊ Mr. David Stephenson◊ Mr. Eric Stevenson Ms. Elizabeth Stewart◊◊ Ms. Sharon Stibbard◊ Miss Jannah Stone Mr. Paul Straatman Dr. Doris Sutherland Mr. Greg Sutton Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊ Ms. Kristin Taylor◊ Ms. Margaret Taylor Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊ Doretta Thompson & Caroline Law Mrs. H. Tregenza◊◊ Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊

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Mr. Berton Ung Paul & Alison Uys◊ Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊ Mr. Robert Vanderloo Mr. Peter Verheyen Mrs. Oksana Vialykh Ms. Maija Vilcins Mrs. Gillian Von Teichman◊◊ The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Anne Harvey◊ Ms. Donna Walsh Mr. John Walter◊ Di Wang Mr. Gordon Warme◊◊ Edye Rome Webster◊ Mr. Jacques Wensvoort◊ Ms. Lyn Whitham Lynda Wilson Mary and Douglas Wilson Hastings & Irene Withers◊ Mr. William Wray & Family◊ Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊ John Zigur◊◊ Seven Anonymous Donors *Artists and Staff ◊ Donor for 10 or more years ◊◊ Donor for 20 or more years The National Ballet of Canada thanks all Fouetté, Pirouette, Plié and First Position level donors for their generous support.

Turnout Young Professionals’ Programme

(October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018)

Classic Plus ($600) Natalie Aziz Marie-Pierre Bélanger Marielle Bryck Mr. Michael Bushara Mr. Tim Dafoe Flora Do Miss Victoria Facer Ms. Katherine Ferreira Ms. Erika Floysvik

Mr. Geoffrey Fulton Mr. Derek Hallward Mr. Gordon Harvey Linda K. Lee Mr. Leo Lontok Ms. Karen MacKinnon Ms. Karin McCaig Mrs. Faye McDermid Mr. Bryan McLeese

Kristina Milbourn Astrum Nanji Marisa Ortega* Ms. Shanley Rainsberry Miss Emma Richan D. Richardson Scarlett Rounthwaite Ms. Carolyn Slon Ms. Anastasia Solovieva

Ms. Maria Solovieva Mr. Jonathan Voigt Mrs. Breana Walker Scott Wu Siew Ching Yeo One Anonymous Donor

Mrs. Michelle Eaton Allison Freeman Mrs. Carol Galway Mr. Brian Gan Ashley Higgins Ms. Dora Ho

Ms. Amanda Horn-Hudecki Kathryn Angela McNeece Mr. Daniel Moulton Ms. Joegina Philip Mrs. Maggie Rei Ms. Bridget Riberdy

Sultan Sandur Mrs. Melanie Tory Mrs. Olga Voigt Mr. Stefan Williamson

Classic ($360) Miss Elena Aseeva Ms. Alice Barnett Roy Ms. Vivian Chao Ms. Cynthia Cuthbert Alicia DeBoer Trina DeSa

Foundation Donations (October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018)

$30,000 and above

The McLean Foundation

$15,000 - $29,999

The Azrieli Foundation J. P. Bickell Foundation Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation

$5,000 - $14,999

Hope Charitable Foundation Steve and Sally Stavro Family Foundation George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation

$500 - $1,999

Jane Evangeline Anne Horton Fund at the Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation Styles Family Foundation One Anonymous Donor

$2,000 - $4,999

The Hylcan Foundation Jackman Foundation The K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation

Named Funds The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation provides financial strength and stability, helping to ensure the vitality and excellence of the National Ballet today and for generations to come. The National Ballet is grateful for the commitment and dedication of those who have established a Named Fund within the Endowment Foundation. (As of September 30, 2018)

The Isobel Allen New Creations Fund The American Friends of Canada Dancer Fund The Appel Family Fund in Honour of Bram & Bluma Appel The John & Margaret Bahen Fund supports the company’s Canadian tours. The John & Claudine Bailey Fund The Marion G. Bassett Fund The David & Kim Beatty Fund The BMO Financial Group Fund The Mona Campbell Fund The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund The Celia Franca Memorial Fund The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund The Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund The Gail Hutchison Fund The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund The Anna & Don Johnson Fund The James Kudelka Fund The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund

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

*Artists and Staff

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

BMO presents Anna Karenina

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The Dream & Being and Nothingness is presented by Deloitte

Presenting Sponsor

Special Projects

Presenting Sponsor Share The Magic Programme

Dance About Title Sponsor

YOU dance Sponsor

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Dancers First Award Sponsor

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Official Suppliers

Official Event Supplier

Official Dry Cleaner

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

Official Hospitality Partner

Preferred Media Partner

Official Floral Sponsor

Official Cosmetic Sponsor

Official Valet Sponsor

Official Beer Sponsor

(October 1, 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 30, 2018)

Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund Power Corporation of Canada

Official Water Sponsor

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

Corporate Donor ($500 - $1,999)

Fabulous Printing Plus Travel Group Reitmans Incorporated

YOUR GIFT WILL MOVE THE WORLD Demonstrate your enduring love of ballet and make a lasting contribution to the cultural vibrancy of Canada. By leaving a gift in your will today, you help ensure The National Ballet of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vitality, growth and longevity for future generations of artists and audiences.

To learn more about creating your legacy, please contact: Richard Lefebvre at rlefebvre@national.ballet.ca or 416 345 9686 x324. national.ballet.ca/legacy The National Ballet of Canada is a registered charity. Charitable Business Number: 11905 1449 RR0001. The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation is a registered charity. Charitable Business Number: 88989 8722 RR0001. Svetlana Lunkina. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

The National Ballet of Canada Board of Directors

As of November 1, 2018

Chair Cornell C.V. Wright Gail Appel John Bailey Susanne Boyce Stephen Delaney Marlene DelZotto The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator Sandra Faire Giorgio Galli, ex officio Maxine Granovsky Gluskin* Nancy Holland Barry Hughson, ex officio Karen Kain, C.C., ex officio Krista Kerr Jen Lee Koss Judith Lawrie Janet Lewell Philip Lieberman David Macdonald Geneviève McKillop Ryan McNally Donna Meyers Rebecca Mooney Ed Ogonek, ex officio Linda O’Leary David Pell, ex officio Nancy Pencer Lynda Prince Robbie J. Pryde Gretchen Ross Jenna Savella, ex officio John B. Simcoe Karen Sparks Mavis Staines, C.M., ex officio Daniel F. Sullivan Michele Symons Noreen Taylor, C.M.

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of Directors

Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Mistress Lorna Geddes

Company Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

As of November 15, 2018

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/ Administrative Manager Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire

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

Chair David Macdonald President Barry Hughson Vice-President Karen Kain, C.C. Treasurer Ray Forzley Secretary Pamela Ouzounian Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE David Banks Ed Esposto Krista Kerr Jerry Lozinski Sue Matthews James Pitblado, C.M. Cornell C.V. Wright

Artistic Artistic Director Karen Kain, C.C. Associate Artistic Director Christopher Stowell Artistic Administrator Gerard Roxburgh

Honourary Board As of November 1, 2018

Judith Cohen Judi Conacher Missy Crosbie Jeanie Davis Sherry Taylor Drew James Fleck, O.C. Kevin Garland William Harris William Herridge, Q.C. Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Paul O’Donoghue Rose Patten Aaron Regent Robin Robinson Susan Scace Noreen Taylor, C.M. The National Ballet of Canada /

Honourary Board Liaison

Principal Artistic Coach Magdalena Popa Artistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master Lindsay Fischer Artist-in-Residence Rex Harrington, O.C. Senior Ballet Master Peter Ottmann Senior Ballet Mistress Mandy-Jayne Richardson Choreographic Associates Robert Binet Guillaume Côté

Manager, Artistic Scheduling Sophie Letendre Associate, Artistic Administration Sarita Dotan Guest Répétiteurs Anna Karenina Vladimir Kocić Ivan Urban The Dream Christopher Carr

Performance Psychologist Dr. Doug Misener Clinical Social Worker / Psychotherapist Lesley Lustig

Librarian Lucie Parent

Resident Pilates Teacher Je-an Salas

The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude Kathryn Bennetts

Urgent Care Dr. Janice Weiss

Guest Coaches and Teachers Giorgio Galli Michel Faigaux Matjash Mrozewski Piotr Stanczyk Xiao Nan Yu

Dancer Wellness Programme Director of Dancer Wellness Marla Pichler Company Sports Medicine Physician Dr. Michael Clarfield

Pianists Edward Connell Andrei Streliaev Zhenya Vitort

Company Physiotherapist Ginette Hamel

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Jacquelin Barrett

The Merry Widow John Meehan Steven Woodgate

Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard

Paquita Joanna Berman

The Second Detail Noah Gelber

Music

Company Athletic Therapist Paul Papoutsakis

Company Massage Therapists Brian Bastedo Ron Mulesa

Approximate Sonata Agnès Noltenius

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.

Psychiatrist Dr. Pat Colton Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Melissa Piercell Consulting Physician Dr. Julia Alleyne

Administration Executive Director Barry Hughson Chief Financial Officer Ray Forzley Director of Technology Christopher Sonnemann Payroll and Benefits Manager Jenny Mah Manager, Human Resources Kathleen Matatya HR Consultant Nikki Johnston

Consulting Chiropractor Dr. Cameron Borody

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Patricia Gelinas

Consulting Foot Specialist/Chiropodist Dr. Nicholas Durand,

Board Secretary Pamela Ouzounian

Consulting Ophthalmologist Dr. Michael Easterbrook

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

D.Pod.M.

Consulting Dental Surgeon Dr. Lancelot Brown The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to the Sports Medicine Specialists (150 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto); the University Health Network, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; and the Medcan Clinic (150 York Street,

Manager, Software and Applications Mohiuddin Faruqe Business Analyst Bethany Bleile Solutions Developer Kruti Shah

SQL Developer Srikanth Kamithkar Manager of Technology Andrew Anderson

Web and Digital Media Officer Sean Leonard

Senior Manager, Special Gifts Richard Lefebvre

Facilities Manager Emil Mishriky

Assistant Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services Erin Rose Macleod

Building Maintenance Supervisor Henry Martins

Marketing Operations Associate Devon Klaas

Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships Rebecca Hodge

Systems Coordinator Jeffrey Lo

Education and Outreach Coordinator Deanna Galati

Senior Officer, Digital Philanthropy Nima Naik

Publicity Coordinator Katelyn Welfred

Receptionist Seta Nigoghossian

Communications Director of Communications Julia Drake Senior Associate Director, Communications Belinda Bale Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services Veronica McLellan Senior Manager, Communications Catherine Chang Senior Manager, Marketing Technology Stephen Cunningham Senior Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services Tal Hebdon Director, In Studio Kate Kernaghan Sales & Service Manager, Audience and Donor Services Rebecca Hall Archivist Katherine Wilson Education and Outreach Manager Lisa Robinson Publicity Manager Victoria Schwarzl

Senior Manager, Individual Giving Deanna Underwood

Master Carpenter Paul McNamara Head Electrician Ashley Rose Property Master Michael Ellenton

Wardrobe Wardrobe Supervisor Marjory Smart Fielding Wardrobe Coordinator Barbara de Kat

Assistant Carpenter James Fulton

Assistant to the Wardrobe Supervisor Stacy Dimitropoulos

Assistant Carpenter/ Flyman Geoff Kay

Resident Cutters Christine Audet Chris Read

Officer, Writer Caroline Dickie

Assistant Electricians Ron Gorveatt Chris Brooks

Assistant to Cutters Susan Howse

Junior Graphic Designer Michaela Halpern

Officer, Special Events Alexandra Folkes

Video Technician Michael Farkas

Communications Intern Emily Wagar

Officer, Individual Giving Klim Khomenko

Production Workshop

Artist Educator Annemarie Cabri Operations Supervisor, Audience and Donor Services Susie Eissler Relations Supervisor, Audience and Donor Services Anne Meighan Senior Representatives, Audience and Donor Services Corey MacEachearn Patty Pedersen Audience and Donor Services Representatives

Development Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE

Officer, Research Laurie Nemetz Associate, Major Gifts Connie Guan Associate, Development Communications Sayana Izmailova Associate, Individual Giving Marisa Ortega Executive Assistant to the Director of Development Margie Pacini Coordinator, Special Events Brennyn Bauer Coordinator, Gift Management Lucy White

Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts Kate Halpenny

Production

Senior Manager, Development Communications John Hart

Associate Director of Production Yvette Drumgold

Graphic Designer Carmen Wagner

Senior Manager, Development Operations Leah Heidenheim

Senior Officer, Digital Communications Ashley Haraburda

Senior Manager, Major Gifts Joanna Ivey

Production Director James Thornley

Technical Director Barney Bayliss Stage Managers Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell

Construction Supervisor Sandy Middleton Assistant Carpenter Larry Pratt Shop Technician Chuck Theil Scenery constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.

Property Supervisor John Miracle Resident Scenic Artist Kelly Palmer Assistant Scenic Artist Mark Reid Additional Carpenters Oliver Churchill Scott Clarke Paul Hopla Mike Pratt Graham Packer Leonard Stannard Andy Walker Mark Washuck Gord Graham Zack Taylor Jack Willoughby Scenic Art Will Leskevich Props Christina Hantos Properties constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.

Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator Grant Heaps Rental Coordinator/ Wardrobe Assistant (Interim) Bianca Laudadio Wig and Make-up Supervisor Charles Seminerio Footwear Coordinator Lacey Hammond Harrington Stitchers Victoria Arnoldâ&#x20AC; Carolyn Kasperski Lisa Novielli Shelia Ramsay Footwear Assistant Leslie Brown Additional Cutters Terri Dans Industry Costumes Joanne Lamberton Avril Stevenson Additional Stitchers Marlee Bygate Rebecca Boyd Moira Clark Ashley Gennuso Erin Huitema Jordan Johnstone Krista Nauman Emma Pawluk Cindy Rusack Paul Schofield Nancy Turner Silvia Widmer Parental Leave * On Leave of Absence â&#x20AC;

Lighting Coordinator Jeff Logue

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