House Programme - A Streetcar Named Desire by National Ballet of Canada

A Streetcar Named Desire A Ballet by John Neumeier March 2 – 6, 2022 national.ballet.ca

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A Streetcar Named Desire by Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director It’s a pleasure to welcome you back to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. I made my official start as Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director on January 1 and it has been incredibly fulfilling to begin working with the dancers at last. They are coming into these performances with such optimism and drive, elated to be sharing their artistry with you. John Neumeier’s A Streetcar Named Desire is a powerful ballet to return with – dramatic and intellectual with complex characters, a varied score and choreography that layers contemporary elements within strong classical technique. John is a highly respected international choreographer with whom the National Ballet has had a longstanding relationship and his work provides significant artistic challenge and satisfaction. With Streetcar we are also celebrating Sonia Rodriguez, who is retiring as Principal Dancer after 32 years with the company. She will dance the lead role of Blanche DuBois in selected performances. Sonia is one the National Ballet’s most illustrious artists and this role certainly demonstrates the depth of her talent. It’s an honour to be part of this important moment in Sonia’s career and we wish her much happiness and success for the future. Thank you so much for joining us,

Hope Muir. Cover: Sonia Rodriguez and Guillaume Côté. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

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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

A Streetcar Named Desire A Ballet by John Neumeier Choreography, Costume, Set & Lighting Design: John Neumeier Staged by: Tamas Detrich, Laura Cazzaniga and Ivan Urban Music*: Act I: Sergei Prokofiev, Visions Fugitives Op. 22 Act II: Alfred Schnittke, Symphony No. 1 By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner.

Piano Soloist: Andrei Streliaev Lighting Reconstruction: Ralf Merkel Répétiteurs: Rex Harrington and Peter Ottmann Guest Rehearsal Assistant: Rebekah Rimsay Intimacy Consultant: Anisa Tejpar World Premiere: Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, Germany, December 3, 1983 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, June 3, 2017

*Specific artistic choices of the Choreographer led to the exclusion of live orchestral music in this and all previous productions of A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is made possible by the generous support of The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation and The Producers’ Circle. The Producers’ Circle: Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M., 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., Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan, Sandra Simpson and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.

Running Time Act I Intermission Act II

40 minutes 20 minutes 60 minutes

The performance will run approximately 2 hours.

Content Warning: A Streetcar Named Desire contains adult themes and controversial elements, such as sexuality, sexual assault, suicide, violence and alcoholism. The sound of gunfire will be used in this performance, as well as the use of e-cigarettes and suggestive language.

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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, Sonia Rodriguez, Ben Rudisin, Brendan Saye, Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone 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

Elaine Thompson Andrew McIntosh Paul Widner

Violin 2 Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Aya Miyagawa Xiao Grabke Csaba Koczó Joanna Zabrowarna

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

Violas Shelia Jaffé, Principal Josh Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Valerie Kuinka Johann Lotter Angela Rudden Beverley Spotton Cellos Maurizio Baccante, Principal Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal Olga Laktionova

Trumpets Richard Sandals, Principal Mark Dharmaratnam Robert Weymouth

Basses Robert Speer, Acting Principal Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal

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

Clarinets Percussion Max Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Mark Mazur Emily Marlow Andrew Rasmus Bassoons Music Librarian Jerry Robinson, Acting Principal Jacques Forest Elizabeth Gowen Horns Jessie Brooks, Principal Derek Conrod Gary Pattison Scott Wevers

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard

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Celebrating Sonia Rodriguez

The National Ballet of Canada is proud to celebrate Principal Dancer Sonia Rodriguez as she gives her farewell performances as Blanche DuBois in John Neumeier’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Sonia is one of the finest artists in the history of the National Ballet. In her 32 years with the company, she has performed nearly every role in the classical repertoire and shared powerful performances in a range of dynamic contemporary work. Creative, fearless and versatile, she has also been a treasured collaborator on new productions, creating unforgettable roles such as the title role in James Kudelka’s Cinderella. One of the great pleasures of watching Sonia perform is feeling the openness and joy she brings to every performance and witnessing the seamlessness of her artistry and technique. Her inimitable presence on the National Ballet stage will be deeply missed. Thank you, Sonia, for 32 years of excellence and inspiration in dance. Photos by Aleksandar Antonijevic, Karolina Kuras, Cylla von Tiedemann and Christopher Wahl.

Cinderella (2013).

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

A Streetcar Named Desire (2017).

Watch her (2014).

With Piotr Stanczyk in Onegin (2016).

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

Apollo (2011).

With Guillaume Côté in Giselle (2013).

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Cast I Asylum

II New Orleans

Blanche DuBois Sonia Rodriguez Svetlana Lunkina Jurgita Dronina

Shaw Larkin Miller

Stella Jillian Vanstone Chelsy Meiss

A Soldier Kota Sato Kiefaber Christopher Gerty Naoya Ebe Belle Reve Stella, Blanche’s Sister Jillian Vanstone Chelsy Meiss Allan Gray Spencer Hack Harrison James Allan’s Friend Ben Rudisin Christopher Gerty Wedding Guests, Bridesmaids and their escorts Artists of the Ballet The Ancestors

Stanley Kowalski Guillaume Côté Piotr Stanczyk Harold Mitchell (Mitch) Evan McKie Brendan Saye Donald Thom Newspaperboy Spencer Hack or Harrison James Shaw Larkin Miller A Soldier Kota Sato Kiefaber Christopher Gerty Naoya Ebe The City of New Orleans Artists of the Ballet

Grandmother Stephanie Hutchison

Nurse Stephanie Hutchison

Grandfather Tomas Schramek+

Doctor Spencer Hack or Harrison James

Aunt Jessie / Mother Alejandra Perez-Gomez Margarete Rebekah Rimsay The General Jonathan Renna+

+ Guest Artist All casting subject to change.

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

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

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

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

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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Scene Breakdown Act I - Belle Reve Asylum Blanche DuBois, haunted by illusions and memories: Her Wedding at Belle Reve Her husband Allan Gray The tragic end of their wedding day Belle Reve falls into decay Flamingo Hotel

Act II - New Orleans End of the line Blanche remembers the visit to her sister Stella, in New Orleans: Stella has changed Conflict with Stella’s husband Stanley Perhaps a rescue with Stanley’s friend Mitch Blanche’s past is laid open by Stanley Flight – to where? Rape Madness – stepping out of reality Asylum

Sonia Rodriguez. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

A Psychological Portrait: A Streetcar Named Desire by Caroline Dickie

John Neumeier, the long serving Director and Chief Choreographer of Hamburg Ballet, created his powerful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play in 1983. It is one of three full-length ballets by Neumeier in The National Ballet of Canada's repertoire inspired by works of literature, the others being The Seagull and Anna Karenina. Characteristic of Neumeier is his preference for using literature as a point of departure for greater exploration, often of emotion or psychology, rather than something to reproduce identically. With A Streetcar Named Desire, Neumeier emphasizes inner lives and stories above chronology or plot. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ballet’s opening scene, when the curtain rises to show Blanche DuBois staring blankly

at the audience from her bed in an asylum – traditionally, the end of Williams’ play. Without music, movement or context, this scene is suspended in time and it becomes a reference point or touchstone for the rest of the ballet. Watching Blanche watching us, we understand that she is at the centre of this story and everything will be refracted through her tenuous point of view. About this reverse chronology, Neumeier has said: “It is impossible to dance ‘the past.’ In ballet the past must become visible present, which is why I start where the play ends and allow Blanche once again to show us her journey, through memories and madness, to the end of her own line.”

Sonia Rodriguez and Guillaume Côté. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Blanche DuBois is one of the great characters of 20th century literature, a fading relic of the Old South who skitters between loneliness, need, manipulation and delusion as she struggles to contend with a significant change in fortune, as embodied in the loss of her family plantation, Belle Reve. Bereft of the financial and social capital of Belle Reve and suffering the effects of her husband’s suicide, Blanche retreats to an apartment in urban New Orleans to live with her sister Stella, prompting a culture clash that precipitates her demise.

Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski, personifies the primal energy of Blanche’s new environment – gritty, physical and threatening. The large bed that dominates Stella’s apartment is an ominous sign of the sexual threat that Stanley poses as he becomes increasingly agitated by Blanche’s posturing and clinging to notions of old money elegance. Stanley’s simmering propensity for violence culminates with him raping Blanche on the same bed from a design perspective that appears in the asylum, reinforcing the devastating link in her trauma.

From top, left to right: Jack Bertinshaw, John Neumeier, Sonia Rodriguez, Svetlana Lunkina and Jurgita Dronina in rehearsal. Piotr Stanczyk and Svetlana Lunkina in rehearsal. Guillaume Côté and Jillian Vanstone. Jillian Vanstone, Sonia Rodriguez, Guillaume Côté and Evan McKie. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

The ballet’s score is also a powerful register of Blanche’s psychology. Act I features Sergei Prokofiev’s impressionistic Visions Fugitives, which provides a dreamy and melancholic soundscape for Blanche’s memories of Belle Reve. By Act II, when Blanche arrives in New Orleans, the music shifts to ragtime, jazz and Alfred Schnittke’s discordant Symphony No. 1, which mirrors the fragmentation or breakdown in Blanche’s state of mind.

The result is a totality of experience that makes Streetcar an absorbing, atmospheric and deliberately troubling work. For Neumeier, Blanche’s complexities and contradictions are not obstacles to overcome, but opportunities to create layers of meaning and intent, and are very much the heart of the story.

From top, left to right: Sonia Rodriguez. Jillian Vanstone and Guillaume Côté. Svetlana Lunkina and Donald Thom. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

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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, partnering with Karen Kain to accelerate the company’s trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement and international acclaim. He began his partnership with new Artistic Director, Hope Muir, in January of 2022. In 1988, Mr. Hughson began his professional career as a dancer with The Washington Ballet, performing at the Kennedy Center and internationally. After retiring as a performer, he served as Executive Director at a variety of arts institutions in the US, including The Warner Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Boston Ballet. Mr. Hughson is deeply engaged with the international arts community and is sought-after as a speaker at industry events around the world. He served on the Board of Trustees of Dance/USA for nine years, and currently serves on the Advancement Committee for the International Society of Performing Arts. In Canada, Mr. Hughson 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, Covent Garden, 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 this season with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. 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, as well as Calgary, Manitoba, Sarasota, Lake George Opera and Opera Carolina, among others.

Christopher Stowell Associate Artistic Director

John Neumeier Choreography, Staging, Costume, Set and Lighting Design

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.

Born in Milwaukee/Wisconsin in 1939, John Neumeier studied in his native city as well as in Chicago, Copenhagen and London. In 1963 John Cranko invited him to join Stuttgart Ballet, where he progressed to soloist and continued his choreographic development. Appointed Director of Ballet Frankfurt in 1969, he soon caused a sensation with his new interpretations of such well-known ballets as The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. In 1973, he became Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet. Under his direction, the Hamburg Ballet became one of the leading ballet companies on the German dance scene and soon received international recognition. As a choreographer, John has continually focused on the preservation of ballet tradition, while giving his works a modern dramatic framework. His ballets range from new versions of full-length story ballets to musicals and symphonic ballets as well as choreographies to sacred music. His latest creations for the Hamburg Ballet are Ghost Light in 2020, Beethoven Project II, Hamlet 21 and the new version of The Sleeping Beauty in 2021. In addition to his great commitment to the Hamburg Ballet, he regularly works as guest choreographer with the most renowned international ballet companies. In 1975, John conceived the Hamburg Ballet Days as a climax and end to each season. Three years later, he founded The School of the Hamburg Ballet. Today more than 80 % of the company’s dancers are graduates from the school. In 2011, John founded Germany’s National Youth Ballet, a creative and young company that finds its performing spaces in schools, retirement homes and prisons. John has received some of the most prestigious international awards. He holds the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the French Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honor. In 2015, the Inamori Foundation presented John with the Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the Arts and Philosophy. In 2017, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Awards of the Prix Benois de la Danse and the Prix de Lausanne as well as the Erich Fromm Prize. In 2019, he received the People's Republic of China Friendship Award. In 2021, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark awarded John the Medal of Honor Ingenio et arti, a personal honor bestowed by the Danish royal house on outstanding personalities in the field of arts and scientists. In 2006, John established the John Neumeier Foundation with the aim of preserving and eventually making available to the public his collection of dance and ballet-related objects.

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Tamas Detrich Staging

Born in New York, Tamas Detrich is a graduate of the John Cranko School in Stuttgart. In 1977 he joined Stuttgart Ballet where he was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1981. During his 25 years with the company he danced leading roles in all major works of John Cranko, as well as in works by John Neumeier, Kenneth MacMillan, Glen Tetley, George Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, Hans van Manen, Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe and Uwe Scholz. In 2001, Tamas became a Ballet Master of Stuttgart Ballet; in 2009 he was appointed Associate Artistic Director. In 2018, he was appointed Artistic Director of Stuttgart Ballet. Tamas has staged John Cranko’s ballets for Paris Opéra Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Vienna State Ballet, as well as in Budapest and Stockholm. He has also staged works by John Neumeier, Marcia Haydée and Kenneth MacMillan.

Laura Cazzaniga was born in Cassano D’Adda, Italy. She trained at Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo and Ballettzentrum Hamburg. Laura joined The Hamburg Ballet in 1988 and was promoted to Soloist in 1993 and to Principal Dancer in 1998. She became Ballet Mistress in 2008 and has staged John Neumeier’s ballets for companies around the world including Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler for Paris Opéra Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire for The Norwegian National Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Sylvia for Het Nationale Ballet. Laura has given Master Classes on Ruth Page Centre for Arts in Chicago and at the Academy for the Arts. She worked as a coach at the Prix de Lausanne in 2008 and 2009.

Laura Cazzaniga Staging Ivan Urban was born in Gomel, Belarus. He was educated at the Minsk Ballet School and The School of the Hamburg Ballet. Ivan became a member of the Hamburg Ballet in 1994, was promoted to Soloist in 1997 and to Principal Dancer in 1998. He has danced principal roles in many ballets by John Neumeier including Odysseus in Odyssee, Hamlet in Hamlet, Armand Duval in Lady of the Camellias, King Ludwig in Illusions – like Swan Lake, Eros in Bernstein Dances, Serge Diaghilev in Nijinsky, Kostya in The Seagull, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Stanley Kowalsky in A Streetcar Named Desire. Ivan has also performed as an invited guest artist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich. Ivan has been a ballet master since 2016 and also stages John Neumeier’s works.

Ivan Urban Staging

Anisa Tejpar Intimacy Consultant

Anisa Tejpar is a dancer, choreographer and creative contributor with 20 years of experience in performance. From stage to film and television, video games and commercials, Anisa has created and supported all scales of media as an Intimacy Professional. Anisa teaches Consent + Boundaries for dance at X University (Ryerson) and as a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, her training has directly translated to how she assists the creation of dance works and feeds her vision in the field of intimacy. Having learned from organizations such as Theatrical Intimacy Educators, National Society of Intimacy Professionals, and Principal Intimacy Professionals, Anisa’s depth of knowledge stems far beyond her intellectual training, but into the physical world of choreography, allowing her to support artists and a choreographer’s vision. Movement is her language, and through collaboration and consent, she supports the creation of intimate portrayals of characters that bring life to the narratives created in the studio.

Jeff Morris Stage Manager

Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager

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, he 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. She was production stage manager for Grease and stage manager for Robin Hood and Cinderella at the Elgin Theatre, Dirty Dancing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Carousel, Me and My Girl and Roar of the Greasepaint – Smell of the Crowd. Ms. Stilwell has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada and the US.

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

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS 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

A Commitment to New Works The National Ballet of Canada is proud to unveil two new works that Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain commissioned from Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires and Principal Dancer Siphesihle November. The works will receive their world premieres on March 9 and are made possible by the generosity of our donor community. For the National Ballet, producing and performing new works:

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Expands our repertoire with unique creations Provides opportunities to Canadian choreographers Involves the dancers in the creative process Inspires audiences with new perspectives Enhances our identity as a centre of creativity and innovation

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, discuss the importance of new productions:

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Siphesihle November. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Prima Circle The National Ballet of Canada expresses its deep gratitude to dedicated and passionate supporters whose significant lifetime giving to The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation helps achieve our vision. (As of January 31, 2022) Prima Diamond Circle ($10,000,000 and above) Walter Carsen, O.C. Jerry & Joan Lozinski One Anonymous Donor Prima Ruby Circle ($5,000,000 - $9,999,999) Mona Campbell, O.C. Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. One Anonymous Donor The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada Prima Emerald Circle ($2,500,000 - $4,999,999) Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M. Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. Gail Hutchison Beryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C. Jerry & Joan Lozinski The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. One Anonymous Donor BMO Financial Group CIBC RBC Foundation TD Bank Group Prima Circle ($1,000,000 - $2,499,999) Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell John & Margaret Bahen John & Claudine Bailey Torunn & David Banks Estate of Dr. Ann E. Camps Horst Dantz & Don Quick Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C. Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Rosamond Ivey Sarah & David Macdonald Julie & Ted Medland Nancy Pencer Tim & Frances Price Lynda & Jonas Prince Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C. Ada Slaight James D. Stewart Estate of Diana Weatherall One Anonymous Donor Hal Jackman Foundation The McLean Foundation Visionary Circle ($500,000 - $999,999) Estate of Isobel Allen Judi & Lionel Conacher Ralph & Jeanie Davis George & Kathy Dembroski Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Sherry and Edward Drew Estate of Penelope Reed Doob Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Nona Heaslip

Lawrence Heisey, O.C. & Ann Heisey Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. Judith & Robert Lawrie Robin Vaile Robinson Sandra Simpson Mr. George R. Sutherland The Younger Family Six Anonymous Donors The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation on behalf of Marvin Gerstein Laidlaw Foundation The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Impresario Circle ($250,000 - $499,999) Elaine J. Adair Gail & Mark Appel Pamela & Paul Austin David & Kim Beatty Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen Anne Marie Canning Judith & Marshall Cohen Elizabeth A. Currie & Richard J. Currie, O.C. Indra and Rags Davloor Catherine & Ian Delaney Estate of Celia Franca Lynda Hamilton Jerry & Geraldine Heffernan Ann Henderson & Lyman Henderson, C.M. Mr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge Richard & Martha Hogarth Mrs. Renata Humphries Sanford & Patti McFarlane Jim & Sylvia McGovern Ned & Georgina McLennan Vanessa Morgan & Steve Wolf Linda & Kevin O’Leary Aaron & Heather Regent Barrie D. Rose and Family Estate of J.M. Doc Savage Estate of Lawrence Schafer The Harry and Lillian Seymour Family Foundation Tony Scott-Fisher Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Estate of C. Anderson Silber Devida & Derek Smith Estate of John Theo Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C. Lucy White Judith R. Wilder Mr. John H. Williams Seven Anonymous Donors J.P. Bickell Foundation Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund at the Toronto Foundation The Delaney Family Foundation Deloitte Foundation Canada The Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation The Kresge Foundation J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Carolyn Sifton Foundation Inc. The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation R. Howard Webster Foundation The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation Investor Circle ($100,000 - $249,999) Karen & Ray Arbesman Alison Arbuckle Fisher Estate of Mary Eileen Ash Gregory & Irene Aziz Lynly & Trevor Bailie Karen & Bill Barnett Estate of Daphne Bell Diana Billes

Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen Estate of Marion G. Bassett Susan Chant Dr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M. Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston Missy & Allan Crosbie George A. Fierheller Lucinda Flemer, C.M. Estate of Douglas G. Gardner Ms. Helen Gardiner Maxine Goldberg John & Judith Grant Carol Gray Ms. Taanta Gupta Mary & Graham Hallward Pat & Bill Harris Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer Joan F. Ivory, C.M. Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D. Litt, O.Ont & Ross Petty Estate of Annie Emily Kains Estate of Marjorie Kains Margaret Kawaja Ms. Krista Kerr Dr. Gurney M. Kranz Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard Anne & David LeGresley Philip & Sherri Lieberman Eunice Lumsden and Peter Lui Estate of Vida Peene Mr. & Mrs. Allen C. Marple Sue & Biff Matthews Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Vincent Mercier & Kristen Halpin Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Clive & Fran Minto Anne & Charles Morison Michael & Nina Overbury Estate of Kenneth F. Read Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz Robbie Pryde Mrs. Suzanne and Mr. Edward Rogers Victor & Bernice Royce Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family Sir Neil & Lady Elizabeth Shaw Estate of Eileen Smith Marion Soloway Estate of Helen Allen Stacey Dr. Raymond Stein & Ms. Nancy Viner Maureen & Wayne Squibb Estate of Irving Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan Dr. Robert Summers-Gill Michele & Ryerson Symons Anne Tanenbaum Ms. Gloria Taylor Mr. James M. Tory, Q.C. Nicola Tory Estate of Leonore Valborg Hetherington Lenore Walters Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden Dr. & Mrs. R. J. Wheler Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen Beth Wilson Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Estate of Mitchell Wywiorski Three Anonymous Donors The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation Azrieli The Hope Charitable Foundation Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund Tanenbaum Charitable Foundation

A Commitment to Community Engagement Despite the challenges of the pandemic, The National Ballet of Canada continues to promote movement, imagination, creative expression and a greater appreciation for the arts through various community engagement programmes. Initiatives

from our signature programme, YOU dance, for example, moved online, enabling us to maintain connections with students through virtual visits with the dancers, movement workshops and creative workshops.

Upcoming Initiatives YOU dance Workshops with Bloorview School Authority Class on Stage Relaxed Performance (The Sleeping Beauty, Act III) YOU dance National Livestream Student Matinee (Swan Lake)

February & March March 5 March 22 May June 23

Clare Peterson with Artists of the Ballet in Class on Stage. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

Visit national.ballet.ca/education for more information.

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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 Alexander Skinner

Michelle & Duncan Sinclair 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

Second Soloist Noah Parets

Principal Dancer Ben Rudisin

Anne-Marie Canning

Anne & David LeGresley

Second Soloist Kota Sato

Principal Dancer Harrison James

Anonymous

Corps de Ballet Supporter

First Soloist Calley Skalnik

Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Lucy White

Anne-Marie Canning

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

Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Clare Peterson

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

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

Special Gifts Judi Conacher

The H. John McDonald Foundation

Production Supporter

Sherry & Edward Drew

Anonymous

Production Supporter

Julie Medland

Sans Limites

Production Supporter

Choreographic Associates

Anonymous One Anonymous Lady Special Needs Initiatives

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 Ann E. Camps Anne-Marie Canning◊ Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C. Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊ David & Kathryn Cottingham◊ John Covington Jr and Robert Lukey 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◊◊ Graham & Janet Parkinson◊◊

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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 and 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 and 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 Ms. Carly Chalmers

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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.

Does Your Employer Match Donations? Many companies encourage their employees to support charities by matching donations. You may be able to double the impact of your charitable gift to the National Ballet through a corporate matching gift!

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

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

*Artists and Staff ◊ Donors for 10 or more years

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

Dancers First Award and Dinner

YOU dance Lead Sponsor

Performance Sponsor

Official Suppliers

Official Event Supplier

Official Hospitality Partner

Official Dry Cleaner

Official Health and Wellness Provider

Official Floral Sponsor

Official Cosmetic Sponsor

Official Valet Sponsor

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 Nichole Anderson Bergeron Gail Appel John Bailey Susanne Boyce Raghunath Davloor Marlene DelZotto Laura Dinner Flora Do Cheryl Ferguson The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator Sheldon Grabke, ex officio Nancy Holland Barry Hughson, ex officio Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont, ex officio Krista Kerr Jen Lee Koss Philip Lieberman David Macdonald Geneviève McKillop Chelsy Meiss, ex officio Donna Meyers 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 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 Vice-President Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.

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 Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives Robert Binet

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/ Administrative Manager Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire Manager, Artistic Scheduling Sophie Letendre Associate, Artistic Administration Sarita Dotan Associate, Artistic Scheduling Andreea Olteanu Guest 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

Administration Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison Alexis Patch Audience and Donor Services Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services Veronica McLellan Senior Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services Tal Hebdon Manager, Patron Services Anne Meighan Assistant 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

Digital Content Producer Mallory Brown Officer, Communications & Media Relations Anastasia Kolotova Graphic Design Consultant Carmen Wagner Graphic Designer Klara Vanzella Yang Communications Coordinator Elizabeth Sabyan 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

Communications

Company Physiotherapist Ginette Hamel

New Siphesihle November Vania Dodoo-Beals

Director of Marketing and Communications Belinda Bale

Company Massage Therapists Ron Mulesa

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

Associate Director, Communications and Content Strategy Catherine Chang

Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist Je-an Salas

The Sleeping Beauty Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.

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Guest Rehearsal Assistants and Teachers Jurgita Dronina Michel Faigaux Chelsy Meiss Alejandra Perez-Gomez Kevin Pugh Rebekah Rimsay Sonia Rodriguez Tomas Schramek Piotr Stanczyk

Marketing Manager Victoria Munton-Davies Archivist and Digital Asset Manager Katie Wilson Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager Sean Leonard

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 Associate Director, Individual and Legacy Giving Richard Lefebvre, CFRE Senior Manager, Development Communications John Hart Senior Manager, Development Operations Leah Heidenheim 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

Senior Manager, Software and Applications Mohiuddin Faruqe

Production Workshop

Officer, Legacy Giving and Executive Assistant to the Director of Development Amy McMullen

Manager of Technology Andrew Anderson

Assistant Head Carpenter James Fulton

Officer, Research Laurie Nemetz

Business Analyst Bethany Bleile

Data Analyst Sara Motalebi

Systems Coordinator Maninder Singh Sekhon

Development Coordinator Zoe Favrin

Maintenance

Property Supervisor John Miracle

Property Master Michael Ellenton

Facilities Manager Emil Mishriky

Head Scenic Artist Kelly Palmer

Building Maintenance Supervisor Henry Martins

Assistant Carpenter/ Flyman Scott Clarke

Assistant Head Scenic Artist Will Leskevich

Assistant Carpenter Cory Hudson

Cleaners Violeta Parreno Willie Santiago Lawrence Puig

Properties constructed at the Gretchen Ross Production Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.

Coordinator, Gift Management Lucy White Development Associate Andra Gold Education and Community Engagement Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement Lisa Robinson Director, In Studio Kate Kernaghan Teaching Artist Annemarie Cabri Finance Chief Financial Officer Amanda Ram Payroll and Benefits Manager Jenny Mah

Solutions Developer Kruti Shah

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

General Accountants Winnie Li Demitrios Prevenas Markus Thiart

Production

Human Resources

Associate Director of Production Yvette Drumgold

Director, Human Resources Kathleen Matatya Senior Officer, Human Resources Julian Whitaker Information Technology Director of Technology Christopher Sonnemann Senior Manager, Web Technology Services Steve Cunningham

Director of Production Barney Bayliss

Technical Director Peter Eaton Stage Managers Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Lighting Coordinator Jeff Logue

Head Carpenter Sandy Middleton

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

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

Hair and Make-up Coordinator Jacqueline Robertson Cull Wardrobe Assistant Kira Duff Production Travelling Crew Head Carpenter Jim Nutt Head Electrician Ashley Rose

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 †

Parental Leave

* On Leave of Absence

Assistant to Cutters Susan Howse Resident Stitcher Lisa Novielli Stitchers Victoria Arnold Krista Nauman Paul Schofield Costume Rental Coordinator Bianca Laudadio Footwear Coordinator Lacey Hammond Harrington Wardrobe Coordinator Robyn Clarke Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator Lauren Pietrowski* Emily Rogers

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