House Programme - The Sleeping Beauty by National Ballet of Canada

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Sleeping Beauty March 18 – 27, 2022 national.ballet.ca

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Welcome to The Sleeping Beauty by Hope Muir

Rudolf Nureyev’s lavish staging of The Sleeping Beauty entered The National Ballet of Canada repertoire in 1972, launching an unprecedented period of international touring and acclaim. It was the most ambitious production the young company had ever performed and it galvanized everyone, from the promising dancers who soaked up Nureyev’s coaching to the generous donors who mortgaged their homes to help with the costs. Now, 50 years later and The Sleeping Beauty has lost none of its challenge, elegance or allure. Full of exhilarating dance, Nureyev’s production retains much of Marius Petipa’s original choreography from 1890 while expanding the lead role of Prince Florimund to a degree that had not been seen before. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed some of his finest ballet music for The Sleeping Beauty and the timeless story of good prevailing over evil can be felt in each note. The Sleeping Beauty is at once the pinnacle of classical ballet tradition and a deeply personal work for this company, one whose legacy of excellence and collaboration still resonates. I’m thrilled that you’re joining the generations of audiences who have delighted in its splendour. Welcome to The Sleeping Beauty!

With gratitude,

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director Hope Muir. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. Cover: Heather Ogden and Harrison James in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Teresa Wood.

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The National Ballet of Canada’s creative home is on the sacred and traditional territories of the Anishinabek, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat. We acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa peoples. We support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to have the opportunity to work, dance and create on these lands and we thank the past, present and future caretakers of this land for their stewardship. The land we are performing on today has been home to dance and storytelling traditions of Indigenous people since time immemorial. As we celebrate the return of our beloved art form, we recognize that colonialism and intergenerational trauma has silenced Indigenous artists for far too long. With this in mind, we encourage you to experience and support the work of the many extraordinary Indigenous dance artists working in Canada today. The National Ballet of Canada recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Tribal Vision Dance, Red Sky Performance and DNA Stage on a variety of projects and we hope you will follow their work at the links below: Tribal Vision Dance tribalvisiondance.com @tribalvisiondance Red Sky Performance redskyperformance.com @redskyperformance DNA Stage dnastage.ca @dnastage

The Sleeping Beauty Produced, Originally Staged and with Additional Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa Staged by: Karen Kain, C.C. and the Artistic Staff of The National Ballet of Canada Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Set and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis Lighting Design: David Hersey Répétiteurs: Magdalena Popa, Christopher Stowell, Peter Ottmann, Rex Harrington Xiao Nan Yu and Stephanie Hutchison Guest Rehearsal Assistants: Greta Hodgkinson, Alejandra Perez-Gomez and Rebekah Rimsay World Premiere: 22 September 1966, Teatro alla Scala Opera House, Milan, Italy The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: 2 September, 1972, National Arts Centre, Ottawa The Sleeping Beauty is made possible by generous contributions from Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C., The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Gretchen Ross and Nancy Pencer & Michael Benjamin.

Running Time Prologue & Act I Intermission Act II Intermission Act III

70 minutes 15 minutes 40 minutes 15 minutes 40 minutes

The performance will run approximately 3 hours.

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

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

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.

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

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

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 Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

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The National Ballet of Canada Celia Franca, C.C., Founder Karen Kain, C.C., Artistic Director Emerita

George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Christopher Stowell Associate Artistic Director

Magdalena Popa Principal Artistic Coach

Peter Ottmann Senior Ballet Master

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

Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont. Artist-in-Residence

Xiao Nan Yu Artistic Coach

Robert Binet Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives

Maria Seletskaja Conductor-in-Residence† Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Koto Ishihara, Harrison James, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Siphesihle November, Heather Ogden, Tina Pereira, Ben Rudisin, Brendan Saye, Piotr Stanczyk Stephanie Hutchison, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Rebekah Rimsay Jack Bertinshaw, Jordana Daumec, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Tanya Howard, Alexandra MacDonald*, Chelsy Meiss, Jenna Savella, Calley Skalnik, Donald Thom Brenna Flaherty, Hannah Galway, Christopher Gerty, Kathryn Hosier, Miyoko Koyasu, Noah Parets, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Kota Sato Trygve Cumpston, Shaelynn Estrada, Jason Ferro, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Monika Haczkiewicz, Ayano Haneishi, Peng-Fei Jiang, Tirion Law, Shené Lazarus, Antonella Martinelli, Scott McKenzie, Larkin Miller, Jaclyn Oakley, Clare Peterson, Meghan Pugh, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Alexander Skinner, Tene Ward, Jennifer Watembach, Isaac Wright, Daina Zolty RBC Apprentice Programme: Ross Allen, Gabriel Buell, Nina Gentes, Albjon Gjorllaku, Connor Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Lindy Mesmer, Arielle Miralles, Emma Ouellet, Brigid Walker, Christopher Waters, Oliver Yonick

Robert Binet Guillaume Côté Alysa Pires Choreographic Associates

Joysanne Sidimus Guest Balanchine Répétiteur

Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Stage Managers

* On Leave † The Conductor-in-Residence position is supported by Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.

Stephanie Hutchison Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Mistress

Orchestra David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor Violin 1 Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster James Aylesworth Jennie Baccante Sheldon Grabke Nancy Kershaw Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Yakov Lerner Jayne Maddison Wendy Rogers Paul Zevenhuizen

Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal Mary Katherine Finch+ Olga Laktionova Elaine Thompson Andrew McIntosh Paul Widner

Trumpets Richard Sandals, Principal Brendan Cassin+ Mark Dharmaratnam Norman Engel+ Robert Weymouth*

Basses Robert Speer, Acting Principal Jonathan Yeoh*, Assistant Principal Tony Flynt+, Acting Assistant Principal Brian Baty+ Robert Wolanski+

Trombones Steven Dyer+, Acting Principal Charles Benaroya*, Principal David Archer Dave Pell, Bass Trombone

Violin 2 Jamie Kruspe, Acting Principal 2nd Violin Dominique Laplante,

Tuba Flutes Sasha Johnson, Principal Leslie J. Allt†, Principal Shelley Brown, Piccolo Harp Maria Pelletier Lucie Parent*, Principal Heidi Bearcroft, Acting Principal Oboes Piano Mark Rogers, Principal Edward Connell Karen Rotenberg Andrei Streliaev Lesley Young, English Horn

Acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin

Sandra Baron+ Bethany Bergman+ Terri Croft+ Patrick Goodwin+ Xiao Grabke Hiroko Kagawa+ Csaba Koczó Emily Kruspe+ Aya Miyagawa Joanna Zabrowarna Violas Shelia Jaffé*, Principal Josh Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Carolyn Blackwell+ Valerie Kuinka Johann Lotter Rory McLeod+ Nikolaos Papadakis+ Angela Rudden Beverley Spotton* Yosef Tamir+ Cellos Maurizio Baccante, Principal

Tympani Clarinets Michael Perry*, Principal Max Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Andrew Rasmus, Acting Principal Emily Marlow* Percussion Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Mark Mazur Bassoons Matthew Moore+ Jerry Robinson, Acting Principal Andrew Rasmus Elizabeth Gowen Horns Jessie Brooks, Principal Derek Conrod* Christine Passmore+ Gary Pattison David Quackenbush+ Scott Wevers

Music Librarian Jacques Forest Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard

* On Leave + Additional Musician † The Principal Flute position is endowed by The Herridge Family Fund.

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Cast Conductors: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor (Mar 18, 19 eve, 20, 23, 24 eve, 26 eve) Maria Seletskaja, Conductor-in-Residence (Mar 19 mat, 22, 24 mat, 25, 26 mat, 27)

Principals Princess Aurora Heather Ogden (Mar 18, 20, 23) Calley Skalnik* (Mar 19 mat, 25, 27) Jurgita Dronina (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 26 eve) Jeannine Haller* (Mar 22, 24 mat, 26 mat)

The Queen Sophie Letendre#

Prince Florimund Harrison James (Mar 18, 20, 23) Brendan Saye (Mar 19 mat, 25, 27) Guillaume Côté (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 26 eve) Naoya Ebe (Mar 22, 24 mat, 26 mat)

The Lilac Fairy Tanya Howard (Mar 18, 19, 23, 24 eve, 25, 26 eve, 27) Stephanie Hutchison (Mar 20, 22, 24 mat, 26 mat)

King Florestan Piotr Stanczyk*

Catalubutte, Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Renna*#

Carabosse, the wicked fairy Rebekah Rimsay (Mar 18, 19 eve, 23, 26 eve) Stephanie Hutchison (Mar 19 mat, 24 eve, 27) Alejandra Perez-Gomez (Mar 20, 24 mat, 25, 26 mat)

Prologue and Act I First Variation Jaclyn Oakley (Mar 18, 23, 26 eve) Kathryn Hosier (Mar 19 mat, 24 eve, 27) Miyoko Koyasu* (Mar 19 eve, 25) Tanya Howard (Mar 20, 24 mat, 26 mat) Second Variation Miyoko Koyasu and Jeannine Haller (Mar 18, 27) Ayano Haneishi* and Clare Peterson* (Mar 19 mat, 20, 23)

Clare Peterson and Brenna Flaherty*

Sixth Variation / Principal Fairy Kathryn Hosier (Mar 18, 20, 23, 26 eve) Genevieve Penn Nabity* (Mar 19 mat, 24 mat, 27) Chelsy Meiss* (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 25, 26 mat) Cavaliers Trygve Cumpston, Isaac Wright, Kota Sato, Donald Thom or Spencer Hack, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Ben Rudisin or Larkin Miller, Peng-Fei Jiang or Christopher Gerty

(Mar 19 eve, 24, 25, 26)

Third Variation Tina Pereira (Mar 18, 20, 23, 26 eve) Tirion Law* (Mar 19 mat, 24 mat, 27) Genevieve Penn Nabity* (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 25, 26 mat)

Fourth Variation Tirion Law* (Mar 18, 20, 23, 26 eve) Antonella Martinelli* (Mar 19 mat, 24 mat, 25, 27) Hannah Galway* (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 26 mat) Fifth Variation Calley Skalnik (Mar 18, 20, 23) Hannah Galway* (Mar 19 mat, 24 mat, 25, 27) Ayano Haneishi* (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 26)

Her Suitors Kota Sato or Donald Thom, Peng-Fei Jiang or Larkin Miller, Spencer Hack or Christopher Gerty, Ben Rudisin Her Friends Kathryn Hosier or Tanya Howard, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Chelsy Meiss or Calley Skalnik, Jaclyn Oakley or Monika Haczkiewicz Miyoko Koyasu, Clare Peterson or Jeannine Haller, Hannah Galway or Antonella Martinelli, Brenna Flaherty

Act II The Count Christopher Gerty* (Mar 18, 19 eve, 23, 24 eve, 25, 26 eve) Donald Thom* (Mar 19 mat, 20, 24 mat, 26 mat, 27)

The Countess Stephanie Hutchison (Mar 18, 23, 26 eve) Rebekah Rimsay (Mar 19 mat, 25, 26 mat) Alejandra Perez-Gomez (Mar 19 eve, 24 eve, 27) Tanya Howard (Mar 20, 24 mat) Dukes Larkin Miller, Kota Sato or Teagan Richman-Taylor, Spencer Hack or

Alexander Skinner, Trygve Cumpston or Isaac Wright,Peng-Fei Jiang or Christopher Gerty Duchesses Nina Gentes, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Tene Ward, Jenna Savella, Jaclyn Oakley or Kathryn Hosier

Naiads Artists of the Ballet^

Act III Sarabande and Polacca Artists of the Ballet^ Pas de Cinq: Diamonds Diamond Lady Chelsy Meiss (Mar 18, 19 eve, 23, 24 eve, 25, 26 eve) Genevieve Penn Nabity* (Mar 19 mat, 20, 22, 24 mat, 26 mat) Jeannine Haller* (Mar 27)

Diamond Man Donald Thom (Mar 18, 19 eve, 23, 24 eve, 25, 26 eve) Christopher Gerty (Mar 19 mat, 20, 26 mat) Siphesihle November* (Mar 22, 24 mat, 27)

Bluebird Naoya Ebe (Mar 18, 20) Larkin Miller* (Mar 19 mat, 22, 24 mat) Siphesihle November (Mar 19 eve, 23, 25, 26 eve) Kota Sato (Mar 24 eve, 26 mat, 27) Princess Florine Tina Pereira (Mar 18, 20, 24 eve, 26 mat, 27) Miyoko Koyasu (Mar 19 mat, 22, 24 mat) Tirion Law* (Mar 19 eve, 23, 25, 26 eve) Pussycats Miyoko Koyasu and Spencer Hack (Mar 18, 23, 25) Clare Peterson* and Isaac Wright* (Mar 19 mat, 22, 26 mat)

Silver Genevieve Penn Nabity*

Antonella Martinelli* and Spencer Hack (Mar 19 eve, 26 eve)

(Mar 18, 23, 24 eve, 26 eve) Jaclyn Oakley (Mar 19 mat, 20, 26 mat) Hannah Galway* (Mar 19 eve, 22, 24 mat, 25, 27)

Antonella Martinelli and Isaac Wright

Emerald Clare Peterson*

Pas de Deux Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund

(Mar 18, 19 eve, 23, 24 mat, 25, 26 eve, 27) Ayano Haneishi* (Mar 19 mat, 20, 22, 24 eve, 26 mat)

Gold Brenna Flaherty* (Mar 18, 19 eve, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 eve, 27) Kathryn Hosier (Mar 19 mat, 20, 26 mat)

(Mar 24 eve)

Tirion Law* and Noah Parets* (Mar 20, 24 mat, 27)

Variation Prince Florimund Variation Princess Aurora Finale Artists of the Ballet^

* Debut # Guest Artist ^ Includes additional dancers appearing by kind permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and Mavis Staines, Artistic Director and CEO of Canada’s National Ballet School. All casting subject to change.

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The Sleeping Beauty’s 50th Anniversary A Reflection by Veronica Tennant

When Rudolf Nureyev strode into The National Ballet of Canada’s rehearsal studio to stage his production of The Sleeping Beauty, his entrance was much anticipated by us dancers. He appeared, the grandest of princes, the embodiment of the living legend, the original superstar. It was the summer of 1972. We had just returned from the company’s first European tour, deeply significant for then Artistic Director, Celia Franca, who had triumphantly taken us back to London, England, where she was born. In the incredibly brief span of three and a half weeks that August, we plunged into learning Rudolf’s complex and challenging version of the great classic. It was intense, exhausting yet exhilarating because to be taught by Rudolf – to be cajoled and inspired by his example – revealed a dazzlingly unique vision of dance infused with excellence and passion, the keys to his greatness. There were many firsts in the months that followed, from opening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa to appearing in every major city across the US. Four months later, I found myself onstage as Princess Aurora on the National Ballet’s opening night at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. With Rudolf, we, “his Canadians”, came of age. And how we grew! He woke us, as dancers, with the kiss that changed our lives. And now 2022 – how can it be that we are celebrating a 50th anniversary? With memories reinvigorated every season that The Sleeping Beauty has been danced, I’ve come to understand how meticulously researched, how brilliantly conceived, how imaginatively staged this production is. And how right it is, that my magnificent friend Karen Kain, whom Rudolf championed, is the inspiring force staging this momentous anniversary production. I am sure that Rudolf would approve – her spirit, her gifts and her chosen dancers, who with brilliant artistry rejuvenate the balletic legacy that is The Sleeping Beauty. – Veronica Tennant, C.C. | Principal Dancer, The National Ballet of Canada (1964 – 1989), Filmmaker, Author, Producer/Director Ms. Tennant’s latest film, Christopher Plummer: A Memoir, can be screened on the Hot Docs OnDemand platform until April 28 veronicatennant.com Opposite: Rudolf Nureyev and Veronica Tennant in The Sleeping Beauty (1972). Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal with Artists of the Ballet (1972). Photo Courtesy of The Toronto Star. Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev in The Sleeping Beauty (1972). Photographer unknown.

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Synopsis Prologue A Room Inside the Palace The scene opens on a lavish court setting of the mid-16th century where King Florestan and his Queen are celebrating the christening of their baby daughter, Princess Aurora. Beautiful fairies arrive, bringing gifts and good wishes to the baby princess. Catalubutte, the master of ceremonies responsible for compiling the guest list, remembers that he has forgotten to invite the evil fairy Carabosse who suddenly arrives during the festivities. Carabosse is furious at being slighted and declaring that she will be avenged she predicts that one day Princess Aurora shall prick her finger and die. At that moment the beautiful Lilac Fairy appears and alters the curse by promising that the Princess shall not die but fall asleep for 100 years, only to be awakened by the kiss of a prince. Still distraught, the King forbids anyone to bring sharp needles into the court for fear that Princess Aurora will come to harm. Act I The Palace Garden As the court prepares for Princess Aurora’s 16th birthday, Catalubutte discovers some old women knitting with sharp spindles. The King orders they be executed for breaking his decree but the Queen persuades him to spare them. The birthday celebrations begin and young girls dance with their partners, carrying beautiful garlands of flowers. Princess Aurora descends the grand staircase and is presented to four Princes who are seeking her hand in marriage. She dances with each of them and they in turn present her with a gift of roses. Carabosse, disguised as an old woman, arrives at the birthday celebration and gives Princess Aurora a bouquet of flowers in which a spindle is concealed. She pricks her finger on the sharp spindle and collapses. Guided by the Lilac Fairy, Princess Aurora is carried into the palace by the courtiers. There the Lilac Fairy casts a spell over the entire court, causing everyone to fall asleep and a thick forest to grow around the palace.

Harrison James and Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Teresa Wood.

Act II Scene 1: One Hundred Years Later Prince Florimund and his courtiers are in the forest hunting for deer. He becomes melancholic and sends everyone away so that he may be alone. In his solitude, he is visited by the Lilac Fairy who learns that he is looking for love. She tells him of an enchanted palace and the sleeping princess who lies there. A beautiful vision of Princess Aurora appears before Prince Florimund and she dances for him. He falls in love with his vision of the princess and boards a magical boat to search for her. Scene 2: The Awakening Carabosse, now old and grey, continues to spin her wicked web on a spinning wheel. With the arrival of Prince Florimund, her thread breaks and she finally collapses, overpowered by goodness and virtue. Inside the palace, Prince Florimund passes immobile courtiers, still asleep in the same positions as when they were put under the spell one hundred years earlier. Coming upon the sleeping princess, the Prince recognizes his true love and kisses her. Magically, she awakens from her 100 year sleep and the entire court is restored to its earlier splendour. The King and Queen approve the betrothal of Princess Aurora to their hero, Prince Florimund. Act III The Wedding in the Palace Ballroom Catalubutte is once again busy, arranging the court for the wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund. The scene opens with a glorious Sarabande led by the King and Queen. This is followed by dances performed by fairy tale characters, including the Pas de Cinq of the Jewels: Gold, Silver, Emerald and Diamonds, the Bluebird and Princess Florine and Puss in Boots with the White Pussycat. Descending the grand staircase, Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund arrive and declare their love with a romantic Grand Pas de Deux.

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Selected Biographies

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Hope Muir is an acclaimed dancer, teacher and director whose 33-year career spans two continents and a range of classical and contemporary styles. Born in Toronto, she is one of the first graduates of Peter Schaufuss’ London Festival Ballet School and a former dancer at English National Ballet, Rambert Dance Company and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2009, Hope assisted Crystal Pite with the creation of Emergence for The National Ballet of Canada and has since helped to stage the work internationally. She has assisted numerous choreographers in this capacity, staging work by Christopher Bruce, Javier De Frutos and Helen Pickett, among others. Hope is the former Assistant Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet and in 2017, she was appointed Artistic Director of Charlotte Ballet in North Carolina, where she expanded the repertoire and established the highly successful Choreographic Lab. She assumed the role of Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada on January 1, 2022.

Barry Hughson joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director and co-CEO in 2014. Since that time, the company has accelerated its trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement and international acclaim. Barry began his professional career as a dancer with The Washington Ballet, performing at the Kennedy Center and internationally. After retiring as a performer, he served as Executive Director at a variety of arts institutions including The Warner Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Boston Ballet. Barry is deeply engaged with the international arts community and is sought-after as a speaker at industry events around the world. He served on the Board of Trustees of Dance/USA and currently serves on the Advancement Committee for the International Society of Performing Arts. In Canada, Barry served as Vice-Chair of the Canadian Dance Assembly and as a member of the Coordinating Committee for Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, where he chaired the working group responsible for the development of a nationwide Code of Conduct for the Live Performing Arts. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Canadian Arts Coalition.

David Briskin is recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors. Prior to moving to Canada, David 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 and was a seasonal conductor for New York City Ballet. He has also conducted for nearly all the major North American ballet companies. Internationally, he has appeared with The Royal Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet, where in 2021/22 he conducted productions of Romeo and Juliet and La Sylphide in Copenhagen and on tour throughout Denmark. He will make his first appearance later this season with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and is currently serving as Music Director for the Nureyev Legend and Legacy Gala Programme featuring an international roster of dancers from the world’s leading ballet companies at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in September 2022. David has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in North America and abroad including the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, among others.

Christopher Stowell Associate Artistic Director

Rudolf Nureyev Choreographer

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

Christopher Stowell was born in New York City and received his training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. Upon graduation, he joined San Francisco Ballet where he became a Principal Dancer and remained for 16 years. Christopher was Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre from 2003 to 2012. He has taught and coached in San Francisco, New York City, Japan, China and across Europe and has created works for San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet as well as New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute. He has also staged the works of George Balanchine, Mark Morris and Christopher Wheeldon. In 2017, Christopher joined The National Ballet of Canada as Associate Artistic Director. He is a member of the creative team for Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain’s new production of Swan Lake which will premiere in June 2022.

Russian-born Rudolf Nureyev completed his dance training at the renowned Kirov Ballet School. After graduation, he was immediately invited to partner the Kirov's prima ballerina, Natalia Dudinskaya. In 1961, Nureyev defected from Russia while on tour with the Kirov Ballet, now called the Mariinsky Ballet, in Paris. He joined the Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and began to appear as a Guest Artist with over 30 international companies including The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Danish Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and New York City Ballet. Nureyev first danced with The National Ballet of Canada in 1965 in La Sylphide. In 1972, he returned to stage his production of The Sleeping Beauty and performed extensively with the company during the 1970s and 1980s. He was director of Paris Opéra Ballet in France from 1983 to 1990. Rudolf Nureyev died in Paris on January 6, 1993.

Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain led The National Ballet of Canada from 2005 until her retirement in 2021. During her acclaimed tenure, she returned the company to the world stage, commissioned new work from leading choreographers and partnered with top international ballet companies. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Karen trained at Canada’s National Ballet School and joined the National Ballet in 1969. In 1973, she won the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Moscow. She was an international guest artist with such companies as Paris Opéra Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet and The Hamburg Ballet. Karen was Artist-in-Residence and Artistic Associate of the National Ballet before her appointment as Artistic Director. Karen is a Companion of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France and a recipient of the Order of Ontario and the Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

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Nicholas Georgiadis was born in Greece in 1925. He began his studies in architecture and finished at the Slade School of Fine Art. Georgiadis began designing for ballet in 1955 when Kenneth MacMillan invited him to design House of Birds and Danses Concertantes. MacMillan and Georgiadis subsequently collaborated on many productions, including Romeo and Juliet, Song of the Earth and Swan Lake. Georgiadis’ designs for Rudolf Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty were just one of their many collaborations. In 1982, Georgiadis was presented with the London Evening Standard Ballet Award for the most outstanding achievement that year for his designs of MacMillan’s Orpheus and Nureyev’s The Tempest, both for The Royal Ballet. Nicholas Georgiadis died on March 10, 2001.

Nicholas Georgiadis Set and Costume Designer

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David Hersey Lighting Designer

Jeff Morris Stage Manager

Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager

Since his arrival in London from New York nearly 50 years ago, David Hersey has designed the lighting for hundreds of plays, musicals, operas and ballets. David’s many awards include Tonys for Best Lighting Design for Evita, Cats and Les Miserables and Oliviers for Best Lighting Design for Burning Blue, The Glass Menagerie and Twelfth Night. He received Tony nominations for The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon, Oklahoma! and Equus, for which he also won the Drama Desk Award for Best Lighting Design. Olivier nominations for Oliver, Glengarry Glen Ross, Martin Guerre, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, My Fair Lady and The Coast Of Utopia. The production of My Fair Lady received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production. In 2002, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University. David founded DHA Lighting, industry leaders in the design and manufacture of specialist lighting equipment and effects.

Jeff Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995. Born in Toronto, he studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. From 1990 to 1995, he was Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre. Since joining the National Ballet, Jeff has stage-managed a wide range of the company’s unique classical and contemporary repertoire, including the world premieres of The Four Seasons, Cinderella and An Italian Straw Hat (Kudelka), Emergence and Angels’ Atlas (Pite), Le Petit Prince (Côté) and Frame by Frame (Côté/Lepage). Company premieres include The Seagull, A Streetcar Named Desire, Nijinsky and Anna Karenina (Neumeier), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale (Wheeldon). He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, a board member of SMArts, and Festival Co-Director for dance:made in Canada/fait au Canada.

Liliane Stilwell joined The National Ballet of Canada in 2015 and has stage managed The Merry Widow, Onegin, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio. Previously she served as stage manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years. Highlights include Don Quixote, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermore, La Cenerentola, Otello, Marriage of Figaro, Götterdämmerung (complete Ring Cycle), Macbeth, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, Madama Butterfly and was part of the team that took Oedipus Rex to the Edinburgh International Festival. Liliane 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. Liliane 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.

Nicola Wealth is proud to partner with The National Ballet of Canada as presenting sponsor of The Sleeping Beauty, a true embodiment of distinction and exceptional performance. We believe in strengthening community around the arts and inspiring our next generation through the celebration of excellence. Harrison James and Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Teresa Wood.

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS Guillaume Côté

Jurgita Dronina

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

Born: Saratov, Russia Trained: National M.K Čiurlionis School of Art in Lithuania and Munich International Ballet Academy in Germany Royal Swedish Ballet: 2005 – 2010 Het Nationale Ballet: 2010 – 2015 Resident Principal Guest Artist with The Hong Kong Ballet: 2015 – 2017 Lead Principal Dancer with English National Ballet: 2017 – 2020 Joined as Principal Dancer: 2015

Naoya Ebe

Koto Ishihara

Sponsored by Michelle & Duncan SInclair

Jennifer Watembach

Isaac Wright

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

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

Daina Zolty Born: Burnaby, British Columbia Trained: HZ Ballet Classique in Burnaby, British Columbia and Canada's National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2020

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We realized we were working on a dream.” – Adelle Deacon on raising funds for The Sleeping Beauty

Adelle and Paul Deacon.

A Family's Legacy: Sharing Beauty for Generations Adelle and Paul Deacon first became involved with The National Ballet of Canada in 1959 and quickly developed into enthusiasts, advocates and philanthropists.

personal legacy of passion and dedication lives on through each revival of this legacy production and through their named fund within the Endowment Foundation.

One of the many examples of their generosity and commitment was in 1972 when they led the campaign to fund the new production of The Sleeping Beauty and re-mortgaged their home as their contribution. Today their

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Sleeping Beauty, we asked Paul and Adelle’s children about their memories of that time and what their parents’ legacy means to them now.

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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 the company's artistic vision. (February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022)

Production Builders The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2021/22 and future seasons. Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell Pamela and Paul Austin and The P. Austin Family Foundation Anne-Marie Canning Walter Carsen New Creations Fund Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C. The Gail Hutchison Fund Richard M. Ivey, C.C. Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Nancy Pencer Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Tim & Frances Price Aaron & Heather Regent Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C. The Lawrence Schafer Foundation The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada One Anonymous Donor

The Producers’ Circle

The members of The Producers' Circle collaborate to fund the acquisition of existing work and commissioning new work to expand the company’s repertoire. Founding Chair, Sandra Faire Gail & Mark Appel John & Claudine Bailey Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation

Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin Mona & Harvey Levenstein Jerry & Joan Lozinski The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Julie Medland Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

Dancers First Programme Donors to Dancers First are dedicated to supporting the National Ballet’s exceptional dancers. George & Kathy Dembroski Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone

Elvio & Marlene DelZotto

Alison & Alan Schwartz Second Soloist Hannah Galway

First Soloist Jenna Savella

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

Devida & Derek Smith

Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

First Soloist Jeannine Haller

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Anonymous

Principal Dancer Siphesihle November

First Soloist Jack Bertinshaw

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell John Covington Jr & Robert Lukey

First Soloist Chelsy Meiss

Corps de Ballet member Tene Ward

Devida & Derek Smith Corps de Ballet member Teagan Richman-Taylor

Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Corps de Ballet Supporter

Tricia Younger Corps de Ballet member Jaclyn Oakley

Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Clare Peterson

Second Soloist Noah Parets

Principal Dancer Ben Rudisin

Anne-Marie Canning

Michelle & Duncan Sinclair

Second Soloist Kota Sato

Principal Dancer Harrison James

Anonymous

Corps de Ballet member Alexander Skinner

First Soloist Calley Skalnik

Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Lucy White

Anne & David LeGresley

First Soloist Alexandra MacDonald

Principal Dancer Brendan Saye

Gretchen Ross

Second Soloist Christopher Gerty

First Soloist Jordana Daumec

Principal Dancer Tina Pereira

Robin Vaile Robinson

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Second Soloist Kathryn Hosier

Rolex Canada Ltd. Rolex Dancers First Award

YOU dance

The generosity of YOU dance donors supports the free workshops and performances that introduce young students to ballet, helping to encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts. Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen Ballet Club Relevé Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.

The Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund Steve & Sally Stavro Foundation The Woodbridge Company

Music Circle and Orchestra

We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support towards the only dedicated ballet orchestra in Canada. John & Claudine Bailey Nani & Austin Beutel Peter & Eleanor Daniels Jeanie A. Davis Indra & Rags Davloor Sherry & Edward Drew The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation William & Ruth Herridge Anne & Charles Morison

Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. John & Susan Rose Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont. (Conductor-in-Residence) TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation (Rehearsal Pianists) Lenore Walters Tricia Younger

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. (February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022) BMO Financial Group Patricia & Bob Campbell Estate of Dr. Ann E. Camps Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Maureen & James Dunn Estate of Eleanor Joyce Forster Geoffrey Fulton Maxine Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens Ronald M. Haynes Donald Hogarth Jane Hogarth John Hogarth William & Ruth Herridge Nancy and William Logan Jerry & Joan Lozinski

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Estate of Vida Peene Sabine Schleese Devida & Derek Smith Estate of James D. Stewart Gloria Taylor TD Bank Group The UK Friends of The National Ballet of Canada Marje Virro Estate of Diana B. Weatherall Estate of Judith R. Wilder Ms. Vivien M. Wu The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada One Anonymous Donor

Dancer Wellness Lynda Hamilton Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation The McLean Foundation Tim & Frances Price

Special Gifts Judi Conacher

Lynda Prince The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund Rolex Canada Ltd.

Anonymous Production Supporter

Production Supporter

Sherry & Edward Drew

Sans Limites Choreographic Associates

Production Supporter

Julie Medland Production Supporter

The H. John McDonald Foundation

Anonymous One Anonymous Lady The Estate of Helen Allen Stacey Special Needs Initiatives

Production Supporter

Esprit de Corps Diana Billes Jeanie A. Davis Indra & Rags Davloor Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael Krista Kerr Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Linda & Kevin O’Leary RAP Foundation Victor & Bernice Royce The Sabourin Family Michele & Ryerson Symons

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Our Community of Support The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022)

($25,000 and above)

Gail & Mark Appel◊◊ Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell◊ Pamela and Paul Austin and The P. Austin Family Foundation◊◊ The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation Azrieli John & Claudine Bailey◊◊ Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊ Blidner Family Foundation Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen◊ Estate of Dr. Ann E. Camps Anne-Marie Canning◊ Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C. Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊ David & Kathryn Cottingham◊ John Covington Jr and Robert Lukey Mr. & Mrs. Jack Creed◊ Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.◊◊ Jeanie A. Davis◊◊ Indra & Rags Davloor◊ 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◊◊ Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M.◊◊ Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.◊◊ Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊ Nona Heaslip◊◊ Mr. William R. Herridge◊◊ Rosamond Ivey◊◊ Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.◊◊ Estate of Arline Lynda Kettle The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊◊ Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊ Anne & David LeGresley◊ Mona & Harvey Levenstein◊◊ Jerry & Joan Lozinski◊◊ The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.◊◊ The McLean Foundation◊◊ Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊ The H. John McDonald Foundation Julie & Ted Medland◊◊ Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin◊ Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond◊ Nancy Pencer◊◊ Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.◊◊ Tim & Frances Price◊◊ Mrs. Lynda Prince◊◊ Estate of Kenneth F. Read◊◊ Aaron & Heather Regent◊ Robin Robinson◊◊ Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊ The Estate of Lawrence Schafer Alison & Alan Schwartz Mrs. Lillian Seymour◊ Michelle & Duncan Sinclair Devida & Derek Smith Marion Soloway◊ Estate of Helen Allen Stacey

Estate of James D. Stewart Michele & Ryerson Symons◊ Ms. Gloria Taylor Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada Estate of Diana B. Weatherall The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation Lucy White*◊ Estate of Judith R. Wilder◊ Estate of E. Joan Williams Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy◊ Tricia Younger◊◊ Eight Anonymous Donors

$15,000 – $24,999

Diana Billes◊ Mr. Rick Clarke & Ms. Vickie Macrae Ms. Deborah Cumming◊ Maureen & James Dunn◊ Mrs. and Mr. John Grant◊◊ Jane Hogarth Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊ Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊ Nancy and William Logan◊◊ Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊ Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊ Anne & Charles Morison◊ Linda & Kevin O'Leary◊ John & Susan Rose◊ Estate of Vern Scott The UK Friends Of The National Ballet of Canada Lenore Walters◊◊ One Anonymous Donor

$10,000 – $14,999

Elaine J. Adair◊◊ Mrs. Nichole Anderson & Mr. Alain Bergeron Gregory & Irene Aziz◊◊ Estate of Ruth Bolt◊◊ Patricia & Bob Campbell◊◊ Kathleen Crook & James Penturn◊ Ms. Allison Elliott Entertainment Industry Foundation Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael Alison Fisher◊◊ Mark & Heather Flaherty Family Foundation Estate of Eleanor Joyce Forster◊◊ Estate of Douglas Gardner◊◊ Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens◊◊ Lynda Hamilton◊ MNB Charitable Fund Linda Haynes & Martin Connell◊ Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan◊◊ Brian Hodges & Robert Paul◊ Ms. Krista Kerr◊ Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊ Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊ Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊ Estate of Vida Peene Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family◊ Victor & Bernice Royce The Sabourin Family

Ms. Sabine Schleese Tony Scott-Fisher◊◊ Dr. Hugh Siddall◊ Mrs. Frances M. Stretton◊◊ Ms. Marje Virro◊ Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation◊◊ Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊ Estate of Ethel M. Woods Ms. Helen Ziegler◊ One Anonymous Donor

$5,000 – $9,999

Elana Metter & Stephen A. Adler Hugh & Colleen Balders◊ Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊ Estate of Margaret Birnie Elizabeth Burridge Margaret & John Casey◊◊ John Church◊ Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊ Mary & John Crocker◊◊ Ann and Ross Dobbin Mrs. Anne W. Dupre & Mr. Fredrick J. Marker◊◊ Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards Estate of Joanne Scott Lucinda Flemer, C.M.◊◊ Mr. Geoffrey Fulton Dr. Ricardo Gomez-Insausti Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Gore Ms. Vanessa Grant & Mr. Philip Street Carol Gray◊◊ Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊ Ms. Taanta Gupta◊ Timothy & Jacquelyn Hack Ginette Hamel* & Cliff Trollope Ronald M. Haynes◊◊ Dr. David Hedley Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊ Donald Hogarth John Hogarth Hope Charitable Foundation◊◊ Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊ Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊◊ Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊ Margaret Kawaja◊◊ Ms. Tammy Klein Gurney Krantz Charitable Foundation Ms. Judy Linton Mrs. Margaret Linton Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊ Ms. Eleanor McCain◊◊ Mr. Ryan McNally Shabin Mohamed Leonard Molczadski Mr. David Murray Ms. Eileen Newell◊ Dr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊ Ms. Marianne Oundjian◊ Estate of Sophia Podrozny Mr. Don Quach Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊ Noah Richler & Sarah Maclachlan Rolex Canada

Esther Sarick◊ Ms. Deborah Scott◊◊ Mr. Greg Sharp Marion Soloway◊ Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊ Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊ Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊ Mrs. and Mr. Kim Surchin◊◊ Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊◊ Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊ Julie Wood One Anonymous Donor

$3,000 – $4,999

Ms. Yeti Agnew & Mr. Christopher Birt◊◊ Catherine J.T. Allgood◊◊ Robin Anthony Ms. Debra J. Appleton◊ Dr. & Mrs. G.R. Rastegar◊ Ms. Yveline Audemars & Mr. Humberto Rivero◊ James Austin & Hans Eppenberger◊◊ Gillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊ Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊ N. Beilstein & A. Lee◊ Ms. Michele Berg Mr. John R. Birkett◊◊ Diane Blake & Stephen Smith Caroline Booth◊ Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊ Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊

Jane Kilburn Boyle Margaret Brock◊◊ Ms. Janet Bulger◊ The Canavan Family Foundation Terence Clarkson & C. Van de Graaff Ms. Josyane Cohen◊ Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊ Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊ Mr. Derrick Croswell◊ 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◊◊ Joanne Eidinger◊ Mr. Joseph Fantl & Ms. Moira Bartram◊ Eileen Farrow Ms. Cecil Fennell◊ Ms. Catriona Ferguson & Mr. David Safran M. Patricia Fischer◊◊ Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊ Ken & Linda Foxcroft◊◊ Mr. Peter Garstang◊◊ Bronwen Gates◊◊ Heather V. Gibson◊ Gordon and Lorraine Gibson Family Foundation Marilyn & David Gluskin Judy & David Goodings◊◊ Mary & Graham Hallward◊ Mrs. Beverly Hargraft◊

Mr. Peter Hendrick◊ Ann Hogarth◊◊ Nancy Holland◊ Christopher E. Horne, Esq.◊ Barry Hughson* & Ashley Hughson Mr. Fred Hurlbut & Ms. Catherine Barlow◊ Jackman Foundation◊◊ Ms. Ishrani Jaikaran Norman Jewison, C.C.◊ Mr. Saleem Kassum◊◊ Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation◊◊ Prof. James King & Mrs. Diane King◊◊ The Kingfischer Foundation◊ Mr. Ron Lalonde & Ms. Jane Humphreys Ms. Annick Lapotre Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard◊◊ Susan Levesque Ms. Valerie Lockerbie Mrs. Janet G. MacInnis◊◊ Judy Manji◊◊ Marcia McClung◊ Mrs. Faye McDermid Patti McFarlane◊◊ Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊ Kathleen Metcalfe Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Derry Mr. Noel Mowat◊ Ted Murata L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊ NBC Orchestra Susan O'Reilly Rene Pantalone◊◊

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Graham & Janet Parkinson◊◊ Mr. D. Ross Peebles & Ms. Judith Cole◊◊ Dr. Sonya Rabeneck Juta Reed◊ Mr. Eddy Reitberger Mrs. Jennifer Revelle◊ Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊ Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin Hamilton◊ Mr. James Robertson & Mr. Jim Scott Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊ Elaine M. Roper◊◊ Mr. Geoffrey Rytell◊◊ Mr. Reza Satchu & Ms. Marion Annau Mr. Go Sato◊◊ Sheilah Scrocchi Mrs. Joan Sohn◊◊ Helen Feng and Alice Song Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊ Cathy Spoel Kristi Stangeland Joel Stevens◊ Dr. Cynthia Tape Eli Taylor◊ Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊ Denise Ireland & Harry Underwood Dianne Vanstone Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein Karen Wierucki◊◊ Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊ Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊ Frederika Winchell Peri Wiseman Mrs. Sharon Wright◊ Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊◊

$2,000 – $2,999

Roger Allen Mr. James Anok & Mr. Daniel Brereton Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊◊ Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊ Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊ Tim Badgley◊ Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊ Mr. Paul Barber Winifred Barclay◊◊ Katherine J. Baxter Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊ Anstice Blom◊◊ Susan M. Borden◊◊ Elizabeth Bourassa Gayle Boxer Duncanson Mr. Jonathan Briggs Dr. Ian & Mrs. Brindle◊ Julia & David Briskin*◊ Barbara Brownlee◊◊ Ms. Helen Burstyn◊ Anthony Camisso Jane Campbell & John McLeish◊ Ms. Linda Campbell◊◊ Ms. Janet Casey Ms. Terri Chalmers Professor Alfred L. Chan & Mr. Michael Farewell◊ Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊ Peng Chiang◊◊ Siobhan Hyland & Ivan Chittenden Mr. Philip A. Clappison◊◊ Helene Clarkson◊ Ms. Louise Clennett Ms. Lisa Conway Mrs. Louise Cornblum◊◊ Dr. Lesley S. Corrin◊◊

Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊◊ Chris & Katherine Cummings Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam◊◊ Carole Curtis◊◊ Miss Emilie Cushman Estate of Horst Albert Herbert Dantz Professor K. G. Davey◊◊ Amanda Demers & Brian Collins◊ Trina DeSa◊ Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond◊ Wilf & Brenda Dinnick◊◊ Mr. Henry Dinsdale Mrs. Lynne DiStefano Dudley Family Fund◊◊ Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn Stadtegger Miss Caitlin Dwyer Joan Farano◊◊ Catherine Fauquier◊◊ Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik Ms. Sandra Forbes & Mr. Stephen Grant Robert & Julia Foster◊◊ André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Suzanne Galipeault◊◊ Mrs. Hilda Gan◊ Judith Gelber◊ Ms. Susan Gerhard Ms. Tamara Glied◊ Mr. George Goldberg Mark & Louise Golding◊◊ Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊ Ms. Susan Greenbloom◊ Michael & Rita Hafeman◊◊ Katherine Halpenny & Sean Smith Alayne Kato-Hamilton & Malcolm Hamilton◊◊ Ms. Malle Harris◊◊ Ms. Naomi Harris◊◊ Mr. Jason Heayn & Ms. Andrea Venneri◊ Mr. Gerald R. Heffernan Mary & Arthur Heinmaa Mr. Steven Hennig Avril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊ Dr. June Higgins Ms. Elaine Ho Mr. Ronald Holgerson Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊◊ Ms. Chaviva Hosek O.C.◊◊ Sylvie Lachance Joanna Ivey* & Lorne Babiuk◊◊ Mrs. Pennie R. Jevnikar◊◊ Mr. Greg Johns◊ Ms. Miriam Kagan◊ Ms. Susan Keen◊◊ Mr. Gordon Kirke Jennifer Kropac & Kevin Law Ms. Catherine Lace◊ Brett Ledger & Patricia Olasker Linda K. Lee◊ Dr. Calvin Lei◊◊ Harriet MacMillan Mr. Tony Matthews Ms. Liza Mauer & Mr. Andrew Sheiner◊ Janice May◊◊ Ms. Nicola Mayer Ms. Marci McDonald Jim & Sylvia McGovern◊◊ Mrs. Yvonne McGregor Mrs. June McLean◊◊ Ms. Margaret C. McNee◊◊ Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊ Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds◊ Ms. Voula Michaelidis Nancy Miller & Glen Ireland

Clive & Fran Minto◊◊ Ms. Bernadette Morra◊ Neil & Prue Morrison◊ Mr. & Mrs. Benoit Mulsant◊ Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nesker◊◊ Ms. Carol Newall◊◊ Petra & Lionel Newton Ms. Judith O'Callaghan Ms. Sandra Odendahl Michael & Nina Overbury◊◊ Ms. Laurie Pallett◊ Mrs. Pankratz◊◊ Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊ Dr. Michael Partridge & Dr. Sudha Rajagopal◊ Ms. Lisa Pearson Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer◊ David Phipps & Gary Myers Mr. Ryan Poppa Dr. Linda Rabeneck & Dr. Catherine Campbell◊ Ms. Rani Rahman Jamieson Mr. Robert Raizenne◊ Carol & Morton Rapp◊ Diana Reitberger*◊ Dr. Devon Richardson The Rogan Foundation David Ross & Audrey Loeb Mr. & Mrs. Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss◊◊ Ms. Sandra Ruehlow & Mr. Peter Neisser Paul J. Savard◊◊ Ms. Ann Savege◊ Ms. Diane Schmidt◊ Dr. Hugh Scully & Vanessa Harwood, O.C.◊◊ Mr. Charles Seminerio*◊ Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊ Mr. John B. Simcoe Mrs. Dorothy Sjogren◊◊ Stephen & Jane Smith◊◊ Dr. Myra Sourkes◊◊ Dr. John Stanley & Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊ Ms. Astrid Stec◊ Mr. John Steen Timothy & Nalini Stewart◊ Carol Swallow◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Tam Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn◊ Ms. Catherine Thomson◊◊ Cynthia Caron Thorburn & Craig Thorburn◊ Maureen & Philip Tingley◊◊ Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊ Mrs. Nicola Tory◊ Mr. Alex Tosheff◊ Mr. Stefan Varga & Dr. Marica Varga◊◊ Natalie Warner Mrs. Ruth Wheler◊◊ James Whitaker Dr. Margaret White & Patrick Foody◊ Ms. Martha Wilder◊ Mr. & Mrs. Peter Willis Durhane Wong-Rieger◊ Ms. Arlene Young Maria T. Zakos◊◊ Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊ Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊ Veronica Zufelt◊◊ 13 Anonymous Donors

($1,250 – $1,999)

Ms. Adriana Arevalo Ms. Elspeth Bowler Ms. M.J. Breithaupt◊◊

Leslie Buskard◊ Ms. M.C. Clancy◊◊ Ms. Lynn Copeland◊◊ Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊ Mrs. Jennifer Eng Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊ Russell C. Finch Alice H. Fox◊◊ Ms. Nancy Fung◊ Mr. Blaise Gaetz◊ Ms. Deanna Gontard Katherine Harvey and Clemens Sels Mr. Daniel Hoffman & Ms. Loretta Degasperi Mr. Robert Howe Mr. Donald Hughes◊ Ms. Gillian Humphreys◊◊ Ms. Andree Hurtubise Mrs. Lorraine Kaake◊ Ms. Henriette Katz◊ Ms. Michelle Knight Mrs. Hazel Lefebvre Richard Lefebvre* & Steve Murray Dr. Tin Leung Yuanqing Li Flora Macdonald◊◊ Gisèle McIsaac◊ Amy McMullen* & Andrew McMullen Ed & Lou Pamenter◊◊ Mr. Chris Robinson Dr. Gail Robinson Ms. Lisa Robinson* Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊ Diane & Joseph Rosenthal◊◊ Ms. Marlies Schlichting◊ Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊ Mrs. Hilary H. Short◊ Henry & Iris Silberman◊ Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊ Mr. Timothy Spain◊ Dr. Carolyn Steele Dr. Olga Streltchenko Judith & Burton Tait◊◊ Gloria Thompson Mrs. Aleesha Valentine Mr. Luke Windisch P. Madeleine Wong Mr. Morden Yolles One Anonymous Donor

($850 – $1,249)

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Anastasiades◊◊ Edgars & Selga Apse◊◊ Ms. Noreen Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Baker◊ Mr. & Mrs. John Balmer◊◊ Michael Barkley & Gary Burrows◊◊ Earl and Elizabeth Barnsley◊◊ Mr. Scott Barnum & Ms. Nadya Tymochenko◊ Barret Family Foundation Ms. Shira Bernholtz Ms. Elizabeth Black◊◊ Wendy Brown Ms. Ashley Bruce◊ Ms. Michele Bussieres Ms. Virginia Campbell Mr. Alexander Chapman◊ Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy◊◊ Mrs. Janis Chodas Ms. Catherine Clark◊ Ms. Jean Clark◊ Claire Coire

Ms. Nancy Coldham Mrs. Katherine Corlett◊ Mr. Douglas Coughlin Maija Dale◊◊ Mr. John Dean Mrs. Lilliana Dominguez◊ Mr. David Eastaugh Ms. Judith Edmondson◊◊ Ms. E.L. Ellins◊◊ Ms. and Mr. Doone Estey Mr. Anthony S. Fell, O.C. & Mrs. Shari Fell Ms. Elizabeth Forster◊◊ Ms. Lisa Gignac Justine & Richard Giuliani◊ Ms. Michelle Glied-Goldstein Mr. David Goluboff & Ms Sue-Anne Fox Dr. Noelle Grace◊ Ms. Enid Grant◊ Ms. Rosemary Grant◊ Mrs. and Mr. Marion Green◊ Ms. Sandra L. Green & Ms. Mary Stephenson◊ Frances Greenwood◊ Charles Greiner◊ Mr. Edgar E Haddon Ms. Mary Heather◊◊ Ms. Caroline L. Helbronner◊ In memory of Nik Radosevic Carol and Neil Hicks◊ Mrs. Aliza Hosiosky Mr. Adrian Ishak Elizabeth Johnston◊ Ms. Sylvia Jones◊ Dr. Joshua Josephson◊ Dr. Brenda Kane◊◊ Alfred G. Kelley Mr. Carl Knipfel◊ Ms. Suzanne Kopas Ms. Brenda Lachance & Mr. Peter Lanskail Janet Lamb◊ Miss Nancy Lavalle Ms. Dodie Layton Ms. Lea Anne Leavens◊ Lucia Liscio Ms. Sherry MacEachern◊◊ Mr. John MacIver◊◊ Miss Nancy E.A. Main Connie & Peter Mak◊◊ Ms. Mokry & Mr. Mason Mr. Jonathan Matthews Fred Mattocks & Susan Kelly Virginia McLaughlin Mrs. & Mr. Sylvia Mendelsohn◊ Mrs. Stephanie Meredith◊◊ Ms. Jane Morgan Dr. Goldie Morgentaler Mr. Julian N. Mulock Dr. M.L. Myers Mr. Keith Nash Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊ Mr. William Nicholls◊◊ Ms. Cindy Nowina Ms. Brigid O'Reilly◊◊ Mr. Bruce Palmer Mrs. Robyn Parets Ian and Michelle Pearce Ms. Sarah Pepall Mr. H R Martin Phills◊ Mr. Francis Pope Powis Family Foundation◊ Mr. John Proctor Chris Purdye◊ Ms. Diana Raffman Mrs. Elinor Ratcliffe, C.M. O.N.L(hc)◊

Mark & Petra Rinas Ms. Jillian Rogers Ms. Angela Rudden* Tom Ryley Ms. Sandra Shaul John & Susan Shaw Mrs. Lucie Simons◊◊ Ms. Ibolya Smith◊◊ Ms. Louise Smith◊ Ms. Solway & Mr. Moore◊◊ Ms. Harriet H. Stairs C.M.◊◊ Ms. Rusty Stewart Ms. Terry Tator◊ Ms. Wendy Trainor◊ Mr. Luc and Ms. Pamela Vanneste Mr. Peter Verheyen Martin Wade & Daniel Larocque Lyn M. Westwood◊◊ James Whitaker Ms. Lorna Wiles Ms. Barbara Williams◊◊ Mr. William J. Winkler◊ Hastings & Irene Withers◊ Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊ Ms. Karen Yeats Ms. Catherine Yolles Seven Anonymous Donors

$500 – $849

A & A King Family Foundation Agg Family Giving Geoffrey & Tanya Alcock Vanessa Alexander◊ Dr. Vina Alexopoulou Mr. and Ms. Robert Allair Mrs. Lyla Allan◊◊ Mr. David C. Archer* Ms. Karen Atkin◊◊ Hildred Babb Ms. Alison G. Barlow◊◊ Ms. Jacqueline Bart Ms. Mitzi Beale◊ Ms. Brenda Becker Christopher & Christina Begy◊◊ Ms. Roberta Benson Violet Bielski◊ Tom Bilenkey◊◊ Mrs. Anna Binet Ms. Binks and Mr. Collier◊ Kim Birchard & Carol Dorman◊◊ Ms. Katherine Bischoping◊◊ Sandra Black◊◊ Ms. Brenda V. Blackstock & Mr. James Darroch John Bonnycastle Marie C. Bourque Staunton Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Freda Brender◊◊ Mrs. Johanna Brett◊ Ms. Josy Britton◊ Ms. Beverley Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brown◊◊ Ms. Stephanie Brown Mrs. Donna Brownlee◊ Mr. & Mrs. David C. Brownlow◊ Ms. Mary Budd◊ Rev. Canon Michael Burgess◊◊ Mr. Ian Burns◊◊ Dr. Brian Butler◊ Kathleen Butterfield◊ Mr. and Ms. Anthony Campea◊ Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Eleanor Carpen◊◊ Mrs. Justine Casserly

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Ms. Carly Chalmers Mrs. Beverley Chernos◊ Ms. Michelle Christian Mr. Maurice J. Clement◊◊ Ms. Donna Climie Mrs. Denise Clough Zane & Joan Cohen◊◊ Ms. Judith C. Cole◊ Richard Coles Mrs. Sydne Conover Taggart◊ Mr. Robert Correia Mrs. Joy Coupey◊ Ms. Joanne Crookshank◊◊ Mr. David M. Cullen◊◊ Ms. Lisa Cunningham Joan Curran & Roger Kenrick◊◊ Mr. & Ms. David Currie◊◊ Lorraine D'Antonio Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson◊◊ Ms. Anne Day◊◊ Ms. Frances Deacon◊◊ Helena Debnam Jane DeBoer Mrs. Saira Deen-Zammit◊◊ Richard Dellheim Ms. Reva Devins Mr. Colin R.C. Dobell◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell◊◊ Mr. Steven D. Donohoe◊◊ Ms. Lisa Dorning Lee Anne Downey & Family◊ Dr. David R. Smith Medicine Professional Corporation Ms. Olga Draznin Dougal & Mortiz Dunning Mrs. Frances M. Dvorchik◊ Louise & Jeffrey Eason◊ Ms. Susan Eastwood◊ Leilah Edroos◊◊ Mrs. Beatrice Endler◊◊ Ms. Wendy Engelhardt◊ Catherine Erkorkmaz Estate of Jane K. Dicks Margaret Fairman◊ Joan A. Farlinger◊◊ Mrs. Laura Farquhar◊◊ Darcy & Sheila Farrell◊◊ Ms. Trish Fedora◊◊ Helena & David Fine◊◊ Mrs. Pat Fisher Camillia Fong Melissa Forstner & Steven Schwartz◊ Mrs. Carol & Mr. Peter Foster◊ Ms. Audrey Fox Ms. D.J. Fraser◊ Ms. Lynne Freeman Mr. Robert & Mrs. Beverley Galamaga◊◊ Dr. Peter Galko◊◊ Ms. Pamela Gallagher◊◊ William Gentes Ms. Wendy Glover◊ Mr. Richard Goodman◊◊ Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊◊ Ms. Heather Gordon◊ Mr. Laurent Goulet◊◊ Joy Gray-Donald Dr. Lorne Greenspan & Ms. Donna Cohen Colin Gruchy◊◊ Elaine Hamilton Mr. Fadi Hamoui Elisabeth Handler◊ Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Carol Hara◊ Rev. Nancy Hardy

Ms. Beverly Harris Ms. Maureen Harris◊ Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊ Stephen & Marion Hart Ms. Sherry Hatton◊ Mrs. Carole Hayden Ms. Patricia Hennig◊◊ Ms. Martha Henry Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland◊◊ Ms. Susan Hill◊◊ Mr. Wayne Hill Mrs. Barbara Hinds◊◊ Dr. Gail Hirano Mel Hogg◊ The Horn Section of the National Ballet Orchestra*◊◊ Mr. James R. Horne◊◊ Richard & Susan Horner◊◊ Mrs. Jo-Anne Howe◊◊ Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊ Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊ Dr. Thora Hunter Ms. Louise Jacques Miss Karen & Mrs. Linda Javorski Miss Dona H. R. Jayasinghe Ms. Judith Jensen Alfred-Patrick Johnson Dr. and Mrs. A.E. Jones◊◊ Dr. Nina Josefowitz◊ Mrs. Ann Kadrnka◊ Ms. Joan Karout Ms. Marilyn Kay Richards◊◊ Ms. Claire Keeley◊◊ Ms. Claire Kennedy Fintan Kennedy Mr. Kagan Kerman◊ Miss Janet Kim Shinyop Kim Mr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊ Ms. Mary Anne Klamut Ms. Deborah L. Knuff Heli Kopti◊◊ Mrs. Dorothea Kostecki Catherine Kourkounakis◊ Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew Gotowiec Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg◊◊ Mr. Wulfred I. Kronenberg Ms. Denise Kupperman Paul Lane John and Ann Lang◊◊ Karen Lapointe◊◊ Mr. Gabriel Larouche◊ Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊◊ Ms. Catherine Lazier◊ Ms. Josee Ledoux Dr. Connie Lee Mr. Yakov Lerner◊* Mrs. Linda LeRoux◊ Dr. Roger Levesque Mr. Larry Lewis Mr. Peter J. Lewis◊◊ Mr. Eric Lipka◊ Dr. Vance Logan◊ Mr. Douglas Lowry◊◊ Geoffrey M. Lusignan Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊ Ms. Donnalu F. Macdonald◊◊ Ms. Laurie MacDonald Ms. Nancy MacDonald◊◊ Ms. Nancy Macken◊◊ Ms. Tracy MacMaster◊ Mrs. Joanne Macmillan Skylar Mahwanie

Miss Laurie Markus◊◊ Ms. Beverly Marshman◊◊ Mrs. Alison Marthinsen◊◊ Ms. Joanna Martin◊◊ Patricia L. Martin◊◊ Mr. Sean Maurik Mrs. Christine Mcallister Ms. Barbara McCreath◊ Mrs. Barbara McKenney◊◊ Mr. Christopher McKenzie Dr. Hooley McLaughlin Tess Saare McLean◊◊ Peggy & David McLeish Ms. Catherine McMillan◊ Robin Melnick◊◊ Mrs. Susan Mertens◊◊ Ms. Maria Mesaros Ms. Marilena Michienzi Ms. Margot M. Miles◊ Gisele Miller Colin & Meta Mills◊◊ Lynne & Paul Milnes◊◊ Mrs. Mary Mingie◊◊ Ms. Catherine Molyneux◊ Ms. Patricia Monger & Mr. Ralph Pudritz◊ Miss Mary Moore Sarah Moore Ms. and Mr. Michele Myrah◊◊ Laurie Nemetz*◊◊ Lily Ng Mr. Liviu Constantin Nicolescu Ms. Janice Oliver Ms. Diana Olusanmi Alfred Page & Anne Donaldson-Page◊ Mr. John A. Parker Ms. Lesley Paterson◊ Ms. Sarah Paul Mr. & Mrs. Michael Penn Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊ Nicola Perpick & Alexandra Perpick◊ Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊ Mrs. Huong Pham Elyssa Phillips◊ Nina & Terry Picton◊◊ Mr. Frank Piddisi Mr. Raymond Pladsen Mr. Archie Platt Ms. Jackie Pollard Ms. Kathleen E. Potter Mrs. Tanyss Price Mr. David Purcell◊ Ms. Shanley Rainsberry Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊ Mrs. Paula Ramsay Dr. Carol Ann Reed-Szabo◊ Lorna Reevely Mr. Peter Reeve-Newson◊◊ Mr. Roy Reeves Mr. Gordon A. Richardson◊◊ Dr. Martha Richardson Dr. Mary Robertson Meghan Robertson◊ Edye Rome-Webster◊ Ms. Catherine Rose Mr. Dmitri & Ms. Vera Rubisov Mr. Victor W. Rudik Mrs. Rhonda Ryman-Kane◊ Mrs. Joan Sadleir◊◊ Mr. James Samuel Dr. William Santo◊◊ Ms. Elizabeth Savage Dr. Michael Sayer◊ Mr. Stephen Scholtz◊

Ms. Andrya Schulte Ms. Elaine Sherman Dr. Jeff Sherman Ms. Cathy Shiner Mrs. Christine Simpson◊◊ Ms. Alexis Singer Ms. Miriam Skey◊◊ Dr. Anita Small Mr. Alexander Smith Mr. Robert Smith◊ Ms. Cassandra Renee Spence* Ms. Jane Spicer Jane Spooner◊◊ Dr. Karen L. Steele PhD◊◊ J.M. & Elaine Steiner◊◊ Mrs. Judith Stephanson◊◊ Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊ Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊ Mr. David Stephenson◊ Mr. & Ms. Alan Stewart◊ Ms. Elizabeth Stewart◊◊ Ms. Gillian Stewart Ms. Sharon Stibbard◊ Mrs. Lauren Stiroh Ms. Patricia Stone Mr. Paul Straatman & Mr. Shane Toland Styles Family Foundation Dr. Doris Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Herb Tanzer

Dr. Daphne Taras Mr. Almos Tassonyi & Ms. Maureen Simpson◊ Ms. Mary Tate Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊ Tony and Caley Taylor Family Fund at Toronto Foundation Ms. Margaret Taylor-Sevier Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊ Mr. John Therrien Pamela Thomson◊ Mrs. Michelle Tidball◊ Ms. Anne Todd◊◊ Sasha Tomash Ms. Jennifer Tory◊◊ Mrs. H. Tregenza◊◊ Mrs. Daniele Tremblay-Lamer Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊ Audrey Turnbull Mr. Derek Twiss Deanna Underwood and Family Mr. Berton Ung Dr. Robert Vagners◊◊ Ms. Rachel van Geest Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊ Mr. Robert Vanderloo◊ Mr. Calvin Vickery Ms. Angela C. Vuchnich◊ Mr. Alan Walker

The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Anne Harvey◊ Ms. Donna Walsh◊ Mr. John Walter◊◊ Gillian Wan◊ Ms. Donna Watts◊ Mrs. D Weir Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weppler◊ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. West◊◊ Dr. Eleanor Westney◊ Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Wiens Ms. Shelley Williams◊◊ Mal Wilson◊◊ Mary & Douglas Wilson◊ Mr. William Wray & Family◊ Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊◊ 12 Donors Anonymous * Artists and Staff ◊ Donor for 10 or more years ◊◊ Donor for 20 or more years

The National Ballet of Canada thanks all Fouetté, Pirouette, Plié and First Position level donors for their generous support.

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Learn more at national.ballet.ca/MatchingGifts Artists of the Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Turnout (February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022)

Aspire ($1,200) Mr. Simon Beck Miss Becka Borody Beth Borody

Ms. Marielle Bryck* Julia Campbell Ms. Katherine Ferreira

Kristina Milbourn◊ Mr. Daniel Moulton One Anonymous Donor

Ms. Sydney Davloor Flora Do◊ Mr. Geoffrey Fulton Emad Ghattas

Delphine Gilbert Mr. Justin Harris Linda K. Lee◊ Miss Kristina Mikloska

Classic Plus ($600) Sharon Au Marie-Pierre Bélanger◊ Kiera Booth Mr. Tim Dafoe

Ms. Alysa Obertas Ms. Anastasia Solovieva Ms. Maria Solovieva Chen Xing

*Artists and Staff ◊ Donors for 10 or more years

Named Funds The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation provides financial strength and stability, helping to ensure the vitality and excellence of the National Ballet today and for generations to come. The National Ballet is grateful for the commitment and dedication of those who have established a Named Fund within the Endowment Foundation. (As of January 31, 2022) 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 Dr. Ann E. Camps Fund for New Creations The Mona Campbell Fund The Pat Campbell Fund for Archives The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund The Elizabeth & Ted Davidson Fund for Emerging Choreographers The Jeanie and Ralph Davis Fund The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund The Penelope Reed Doob Fund for New Creations The Maureen & James Dunn Dancers’ Health and Wellness Fund The Sandra Faire Fund The Celia Franca Memorial Fund The Geoffrey W. Fulton Fund for Supernumeraries The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund The Maxine Goldberg Fund for Apprentices The Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund The Peter A. Goulding & Frank Barry White Fund The Gulens Family Fund The Herridge Family Fund The Richard and Martha Hogarth Fund The Sara Sylvia Holton Fund The Barry Hughson Fund The Gail Hutchison Fund The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund

The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund The Anna & Don Johnson Fund The Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund The Karen Kain Legacy Fund The James Kudelka Fund The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Fund The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director Fund The Sarah & David Macdonald Fund The Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer Fund The Sylvia M. McPhee Orchestra Fund The Julie & Ted Medland Fund The Anne & Charles Morison Orchestra Fund The Nancy Pencer Fund The Nancy, William, Tim & Elizabeth Logan Dancer Fund The Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund The Kenneth F. Read Fund The Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner Fund The Diana St. Barbe Weatherall Dancer Fund The J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the RBC Apprentice Programme The Ada Slaight Fund The Astrid Stec Fund for Apprentices The Frances Stretton Dancer Fund The Ann D. Sutton Costume Fund 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 The Judith R. Wilder Fund The John H. Williams Fund

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

Season Sponsor

Presenting Sponsors

presents The Nutcracker

presents The Sleeping Beauty

presents Swan Lake

Lead Sponsor Karen Kain Gala

Special Projects

Making the Arts More Accessible®

RBC Apprentice Programme

Presenting Sponsor of the Share the Magic Programme

YOU dance Sponsor

YOU dance Lead Sponsor

Dancers First Award and Dinner

Performance Sponsor

Official Suppliers

Official Event Supplier

Official Floral Sponsor

Official Hospitality Partner

Official Cosmetic Sponsor

Official Dry Cleaner

Official Digital Wrap Sponsor

Official Valet Sponsor

Official Health and Wellness Provider

Hosting Partner

Official Beer Sponsor

Hosting Partner

Corporate Matching Partners (February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022) Amazon.com, Inc. Get Ready Online, Inc.

Ontario Association of Foundation Specialists Salesforce

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The National Ballet of Canada Board of Directors As of October 27, 2021 Chair Cornell Wright Les Allt, ex officio Nichole Anderson Bergeron Gail Appel John Bailey Susanne Boyce Raghunath Davloor Marlene DelZotto Laura Dinner Flora Do Cheryl Ferguson The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator Nancy Holland Barry Hughson, ex officio Krista Kerr Jen Lee Koss Philip Lieberman David Macdonald Geneviève McKillop Chelsy Meiss, ex officio Donna Meyers Hope Muir, ex officio Sandra Odendahl Ed Ogonek, ex officio Linda O’Leary Lisa Pearson Nancy Pencer Lynda Prince Robbie J. Pryde Gretchen Ross Jenna Savella, ex officio John B. Simcoe Michelle Sinclair Mavis Staines, C.M., ex officio

Michele Symons Noreen Taylor, C.M. Karen Wierucki, ex officio Honourary Board As of October 26, 2021 David Banks David Binet Judith Cohen Judi Conacher Missy Crosbie Jeanie Davis Sherry Taylor Drew James Fleck, O.C. William Harris William Herridge, Q.C. Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Lucille Joseph Jerry Lozinski Sue Matthews Paul O’Donoghue Rose Patten, O.C. Aaron Regent Robin Robinson Susan Scace Noreen Taylor, C.M.

The National Ballet of Canada Board /Honourary Board Liaison

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of Directors As of January 11, 2021

Choreographic Associates Robert Binet Guillaume Côté Alysa Pires

Chair David Macdonald

Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Mistress Stephanie Hutchison

President Barry Hughson Treasurer Amanda Ram Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE Secretary Alexis Patch David Banks John Braive Ed Esposto Cheryl Ferguson Krista Kerr Sue Matthews James Pitblado, C.M. Cornell Wright Leadership Joan & Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director Hope Muir Executive Director Barry Hughson Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin Artistic Associate Artistic Director Christopher Stowell Artistic Administrator Gerard Roxburgh Principal Artistic Coach Magdalena Popa Senior Ballet Master Peter Ottmann Artists-in-Residence Rex Harrington, O.C. Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont. Artistic Coach Xiao Nan Yu Senior Manager, Artistic Operations Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives Robert Binet

Manager, Artistic Scheduling Sophie Letendre Associate, Artistic Administration Sarita Dotan Associate, Artistic Scheduling Andreea Olteanu Guest Artists Guest Principal Character Artists Jonathan Renna Tomas Schramek Guest Répétiteurs Serenade Joysanne Sidimus Angels’ Atlas Spencer Dickhaus After The Rain Jason Fowler A Streetcar Named Desire Laura Cazzaniga Tamas Detrich Ivan Urban The Sleeping Beauty Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D.,

Audience and Donor Services

Graphic Designer Klara Vanzella Yang

Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services Veronica McLellan

Communications Coordinator Elizabeth Sabyan

Manager, Patron Services Anne Meighan Manager, Ticket Operations Katy James Assistant Patron Services Manager Heather Thompson Audience and Donor Services Operations Supervisor Susie Eissler Senior Representatives, Audience and Donor Services Amanda Bolger Patty Pedersen Receptionists Oliviana Cinco Rochelle Gomes McKenzie Grey Cliare Seal Audience and Donor Services Representatives Communications Director of Marketing and Communications Belinda Bale

On Solid Ground Vania Dodoo-Beals

Associate Director, Communications and Content Strategy Catherine Chang

Elite Syncopations Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D.,

Marketing Manager Victoria Munton-Davies

D.Litt., O.Ont.

Guest Rehearsal Assistants and Teachers Jurgita Dronina Michel Faigaux Chelsy Meiss Alejandra Perez-Gomez Kevin Pugh Rebekah Rimsay Sonia Rodriguez Tomas Schramek Piotr Stanczyk Administration Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison Alexis Patch

Archivist and Digital Asset Manager Katie Wilson Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager Sean Leonard Digital Content Producer Mallory Brown Officer, Communications & Media Relations Anastasia Kolotova Graphic Design Consultant Carmen Wagner

Communications Intern Nadiya Reid Dancer Wellness Programme Director of Dancer Wellness Marla Pichler Company Sports Medicine Physician Dr. Michael Clarfield Company Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris Company Physician (Family & Sports Medicine) Dr. Julia Hamilton Clinical Social Worker/ Psychotherapist Lesley Lustig Company Athletic Therapist Paul Papoutsakis Company Physiotherapist Ginette Hamel Company Massage Therapists Ron Mulesa Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist Je-an Salas Urgent Care Dr. Janice Weiss Psychiatrist Dr. Pat Colton Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Melissa Piercell Consulting Physician Dr. Julia Alleyne Consulting Chiropractor Dr. Cameron Borody Foot Specialist Dr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M., Podiatrist/Chiropodist Consulting Ophthamologist Dr. Michael Easterbrook

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

Development Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE Associate Director, Major Gifts Joanna Ivey

Data Analyst Sara Motalebi

Solutions Developer Kruti Shah

Development Coordinator Zoe Favrin

Business Analyst Bethany Bleile

Coordinator, Gift Management Lucy White

Facilities Manager Emil Mishriky

Education and Community Engagement

Building Maintenance Supervisor Henry Martins

Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement Lisa Robinson Director, In Studio Kate Kernaghan Teaching Artist Annemarie Cabri

Senior Manager, Development Communications John Hart

Chief Financial Officer Amanda Ram

Manager, Major Gifts Marielle Bryck Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships Rebecca Hodge Development Relations Manager Nicholas Melymuk Senior Writer Caroline Dickie Officer, Development Communications Rhea Daniels Officer, Major Gifts Kelsey Muldoon Officer, Individual Giving Marisa Kelly Joanne Kwok Officer, Legacy Giving and Executive Assistant to the Director of Development Amy McMullen Officer, Research Laurie Nemetz

Maintenance

Development Associate Andra Gold

Associate Director, Individual and Legacy Giving Richard Lefebvre, CFRE

Senior Manager, Development Operations Leah Heidenheim

Systems Coordinator Maninder Singh Sekhon

Finance

Payroll and Benefits Manager Jenny Mah General Accountants Winnie Li Demitrios Prevenas Markus Thiart Human Resources Director, Human Resources Kathleen Matatya

Cleaners Violeta Parreno Willie Santiago Lawrence Puig Music Pianists Edward Connell Andrei Streliaev Zsanna Vaszilenko Zhenya Vitort* Luke Welch Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard Music Librarian Jacques Forest Conductor-in-Residence Maria Seletskaja Production Director of Production Barney Bayliss

Senior Officer, Human Resources Julian Whitaker

Associate Director of Production Yvette Drumgold

Human Resources Coordinator Erika Pugsley

Technical Director Peter Eaton

Information Technology Director of Technology Christopher Sonnemann Senior Manager, Web Technology Services Steve Cunningham Senior Manager, Software and Applications Mohiuddin Faruqe Manager of Technology Andrew Anderson

Stage Managers Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Lighting Coordinator Jeff Logue Production Workshop Head Carpenter Sandy Middleton Assistant Head Carpenter James Fulton

Scenery constructed at the Gretchen Ross Production Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.

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

Wardrobe Wardrobe Supervisor Stacy Dimitropoulos Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Allie Marshall Resident Cutters Christine Audet Christopher Read Cutter Marlee Bygate Assistant to Cutters Susan Howse

Production Travelling Crew Head Carpenter Jim Nutt Head Electrician Ashley Rose Property Master Michael Ellenton Assistant Carpenter/ Flyman Scott Clarke Assistant Carpenter Cory Hudson Assistant Electricians William Fallon Cecilia Waszczuk Wardrobe Head Grant Heaps Assistant Wardrobe Head Carrie Cooley Barbour Hair and Make-up Supervisor Charles Seminerio Footwear Assistant Leslie Brown †

Resident Stitcher Lisa Novielli

Parental Leave

* On Leave of Absence

Stitchers Victoria Arnold Rachelle Bunbury Samara McAdam Julie Munson Paul Schofield Alicia Zwicewicz Costume Rental Coordinator Bianca Laudadio Footwear Coordinator Lacey Hammond Harrington Wardrobe Coordinator Robyn Clarke Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator Lauren Pietrowski* Emily Rogers Hair and Make-up Coordinator Jacqueline Robertson Cull Wardrobe Assistant Kira Duff

Shop Technician Chuck Theil

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