House Programme - The Collective Agreement

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 Treaties 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. 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:

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Sophie Dow

WELCOME TO THE 2022/23 SEASON!

Welcome to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts and The National Ballet of Canada’s first complete season of dance since the pandemic began. It’s so rewarding to share this rich and varied repertoire with you in my inaugural season as Artistic Director. We are all filled with a sense of momentum and the feeling that a new chapter has finally begun.

The opening ballet of the November Season is the Canadian premiere of The Collective Agreement by Alonzo King, an accomplished choreographer I have long admired. The physicality of Alonzo’s work and his nurturing, almost spiritual approach in the studio challenges the dancers both mentally and physically. I am so grateful that the company, and now our audiences, can share this experience.

Joining The Collective Agreement is the mainstage debut of Vanesa G. R. Montoya’s Crepuscular which was first performed in August 2021 as a part of our Sharing the Stage residency at the Harbourfront Centre. The final ballet on this programme has not been performed by the National Ballet for over 30 years; Kenneth MacMillan’s poetic Concerto is a work in which the full company comes together to celebrate the purity of the art form.

Thank you for joining us in celebration of these inspired works.

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

Hope Muir. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

Cover: Sofiane Sylve of San Francisco Ballet in The Collective Agreement. Photo by Erik Tomasson, courtesy of San Francisco Ballet.

THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Peter Ottmann Senior Répétiteur

Xiao Nan Yu Rehearsal Director, Principal Coach

Robert Binet Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives

Celia Franca, C.C., Founder Karen Kain, C.C., Artistic Director Emerita

Barry Hughson Executive Director

Maria Seletskaja Conductor-in-Residence†

Rex Harrington, O.C. Rehearsal Director, Principal Coach

Stephanie Hutchison Assistant Rehearsal Director

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

George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Koto Ishihara, Harrison James, Svetlana Lunkina, Siphesihle November, Heather Ogden, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Tina Pereira, Ben Rudisin, Piotr Stanczyk

Stephanie Hutchison, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Rebekah Rimsay

Jack Bertinshaw, Jordana Daumec, Christopher Gerty, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Tanya Howard, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Jenna Savella, Calley Skalnik, Donald Thom

Brenna Flaherty, Hannah Galway, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Kathryn Hosier, Miyoko Koyasu, Tirion Law, Noah Parets, Kota Sato

Ross Allen, Isabelle Bratt, Trygve Cumpston, Emerson Dayton, Shaelynn Estrada, Jason Ferro, Nina Gentes, Albjon Gjorllaku, Monika Haczkiewicz, Josh Hall, Ayano Haneishi, Peng-Fei Jiang, Sophie Lee, Keaton Leier, Scott McKenzie, Larkin Miller, Arielle Miralles, Emma Ouellet, Clare Peterson, McKhayla Pettingill, David Preciado, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Alexander Skinner, Arianna Soleti, Konstantin Tkachuk, Tene Ward, Chrisopher Waters, Isaac Wright

RBC Apprentice Programme: Gabriel Buell, Ethan Clarisey, Connor Hamilton, Isabella Kinch, Hamish Lowe, Lindy Mesmer, Jordan Micallef, Keira Sanford, Pravda Tranfield, Yi-Min Tsung, Taïs Vinolo, Oliver Yonick

Taylor,

Violin 1

Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster James Aylesworth Bethany Bergman+ Sheldon Grabke Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Dominique Laplante Yakov Lerner Jayne Maddison Joanna Zabrowarna

Violin 2

Jamie Kruspe, Acting Principal 2nd Violin Aya Miyagawa, Acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Jennie Baccante Terri Croft+ Xiao Grabke Nancy Kershaw Csaba Koczo* Wendy Rogers Paul Zevenhuizen

Violas

Shelia Jaffé, Principal Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Valerie Kuinka Johann Lotter Nicholaos Papadakis+ Angela Rudden

Cellos

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

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

Flutes

Leslie J. Allt†, Principal Shelley Brown, Piccolo Maria Pelletier

Oboes Mark Rogers*, Principal Lief Mosbaugh+, Acting Principal Karen Rotenberg Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets

Max Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Emily Marlow

Bassoons Chia-Yu Hsu, Principal Samuel Fraser+ Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon

Horns Jessie Brooks, Principal Christine Passmore+ Gary Pattison Scott Wevers Trumpets Richard Sandals, Principal Mark Dharmaratnam Robert Weymouth*

Trombones

Charles Benaroya*, Principal David Archer, Acting Principal Barrington Venables+ Dave Pell*, Bass Trombone Isabelle Lavoie+, Bass Trombone

Tuba

Sasha Johnson, Principal Harp

Lucie Parent*, Principal Sanya Eng, Acting Principal

Tympani

Andrew Rasmus, Acting Principal Percussion Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Mark Mazur Chung Ling Lo+ Piano Wesley Shen+ Music Librarian Jacques Forest Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard

David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

A PLACE WITHOUT BORDERS: THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

The National Ballet of Canada’s mainstage season kicks off with a trio of works led by The Collective Agreement, an exciting first acquisition from American choreographer Alonzo King.

Created for San Francisco Ballet in 2018, the work explores King’s idea of “oneness” as the foundation for a healthy community and a corrective for divisive notions of difference.

"We begin life with ‘me’ – myself, what I want, my likes and dislikes,” says King. “With maturity and experience we evolve into ‘we, the collective'. And with more maturity, depth, expansion and experience we emerge into the ‘oneness’. We have to come to a place where there are no borders.”

The Collective Agreement introduces Toronto audiences to the fluidity and power of King’s aesthetic and, for the dancers, to his collaborative approach in the studio, honed over 40 years at his San Francisco-based company Alonzo King LINES Ballet and with artists all over the world.

“I want to foster a positive and nurturing environment for my dancers and that starts with artists like Alonzo whose instinct and approach embodies this," says Hope Muir. “It’s very inspiring to watch him interact with

these incredible artists and to see them respond and develop through both his choreography and mentorship.”

The Collective Agreement is set to an original score by award-winning jazz musician Jason Moran, a frequent collaborator of King’s. Their partnership sets music and movement in dialogue, with each discipline enriching and showing the intricacies of the other.

“Working with Jason was like finding the partner that I had wanted for a long time,” says King. “It is a wonderful, auspicious moment when you have someone who is going to build a world with you from the very beginning.”

The Collective Agreement is followed by Vanesa G. R. Montoya’s Crepuscular (2021), a meditation on the emotional landscape of twilight set to the music of Frédéric Chopin. The programme closes with a work of quiet beauty and humour, Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto (1966), which embodies the company’s joy and sense of togetherness as this new season begins.

In rehearsal for The Collective Agreement. Opposite, clockwise from top: Alonzo King with Tina Pereira and Ben Rudisin. Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet. Arielle Miralles. Peng-Fei Jiang and Genevieve Penn Nabity. Sophie Lee. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

“It’s very inspiring to watch Alonzo interact with these incredible artists and to see them respond and develop through both his choreography and mentorship.”

– Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

CREPUSCULAR

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Choreography: Vanesa G. R. Montoya

Music: Frédéric Chopin

Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28: No. 15 “Raindrop” Nocturne in C# Minor Op. posth. arranged for Solo Violin and Chamber Ensemble by Craig Leon Nocturne in E minor Op. 72 arr. for Cello and Piano, arranged by Jacques Forest Nocturne in C Minor Op. 48 No. 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: 2 Romance, Larghetto

Piano: Andrei Streliaev Violin: Aaron Schwebel

Cello: Maurizio Baccante

Costume Design: The National Ballet of Canada Wardrobe Department, Stacy Dimitropoulos, Wardrobe Supervisor

Lighting Design: Jeff Logue Répétiteur: Peter Ottmann

Guest Rehearsal Assistant: Alejandra Perez-Gomez

World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, August 25, 2021

Produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada.

Lead philanthropic support for Crepuscular is provided by The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund and The Producers’ Circle.

The Producers’ Circle: Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, 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, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation and The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.

Twilight is alive with meaning in  Crepuscular  by Vanesa G. R. Montoya, her first work for The National Ballet of Canada. Set to some of Frédéric Chopin’s most beautiful music for piano, this piece assigns a mystical side to life filled with visions, fears, possibilities and, above all, romance. Montoya's unique blend of classical and contemporary aesthetics and her affinity for classical music are on full display in this gorgeous and lyrical work.

Tene Ward and Scott McKenzie in Crepuscular. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

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Choreography: Alonzo King

Staged by: Meredith Webster Music: Jason Moran

Licensed Courtesy of Modern Works Music Publishing.

Image Technology: Jim Campbell

Costume Design: Robert Rosenwasser

Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Recreated by: Jeff Logue

Répétiteur: Rex Harrington, O.C.

World Premiere: San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco, California, April 20, 2018

PREMIERE

The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, November 9, 2022

The National Ballet of Canada is proud to present its first acquisition from Alonzo King, the visionary Founder, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco. King created  The Collective Agreement  for San Francisco Ballet in 2018 to a commissioned score by jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran and image technology by renowned designer Jim Campbell. Backed by rectangular grids of suspended lights, 20 dancers negotiate taut duets, solos and sweeping group work to evoke community and the collective agreement to live together in harmony.

Jeannine Haller with Artists of the Ballet in rehearsal for The Collective Agreement. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

CONCERTO

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Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan

Staged by: Julie Lincoln

Music: Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 (1957)

By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner.

Piano: Zhenya Vitort

Costume Design: Jürgen Rose

Lighting Design: John B. Read

Répétiteurs: Hope Muir and Rex Harrington, O.C.

World Premiere: Deutsche Oper Ballet, Berlin, Germany, November 30, 1966

The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: O’Keefe Centre (now Meridian Hall), Toronto, November 6, 1987

Dazzling

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a sun-kissed

are hallmarks of Kenneth MacMillan’s  Concerto , his beloved abstract ballet in three movements. Created for Deutsche Oper Ballet in 1966,  Concerto  channels the exuberance and variation in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, with the first and third movements serving as lively bookends to the quiet pas de deux of the second. A fresh and optimistic work from the one of the 20th century’s finest choreographers,  Concerto  was last performed by the National Ballet in 1990.

Artists of The Royal Ballet in Concerto. Photo by Bill Cooper, courtesy of The Royal Ballet.

Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

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 Executive Director

Barry Hughson joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director in 2014. Since that time, the company has accelerated its trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement and international acclaim. In 1988, 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 in the US, 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. For nine years, he served on the board of Dance/USA, North America’s largest service organization for professional dance. In partnership with Dance/USA and The Royal Ballet, Barry spearheaded the first meeting of North American and European executive dance leadership in 2015. In Canada, Barry serves 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.

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

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 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 served for 13 years as conductor for The Julliard School's Dance Division and has appeared with nearly all the major North American ballet companies. Internationally, he has appeared with The Royal Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet. He served as Music Director for the Nureyev Legend and Legacy Gala in London which can be seen on Marquee TV. Engagements this season include Het Nationale Ballet and a production of A Little Night Music at Koerner Hall. David has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in North America and abroad including the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, as well as Calgary, Manitoba, Sarasota, Lake George Opera and Opera Carolina, among others.

Vanesa G. R. Montoya Choreographer, Crepuscular

Born in Madrid, Vanesa Garcia-Ribala Montoya received her dance diploma from Madrid Royal Conservatory at 17. She has danced with Compañía Nacional de Danza 2, Le Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin and is currently with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal where she became the company’s first Black Principal Dancer. In addition to dancing professionally, Vanesa is a choreographer and teacher, often collaborating with École supérieure de ballet du Québec and has presented her works for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Vanesa choreographs for fundraisers, charities, festivals and dance competitions across Canada, Europe and Asia. Additionally, she has collaborated with artists such as Martha Wainwright, Raine Maida, Chantal Kreviazuk, Ravid Kahalani from Yemen Blues, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Festival Stella Musica, Festival Orchestre de Chambre de Montréal, Danse a la Carte, Fall For Dance North and Orchestre Métropolitain, as part of the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur. Her latest choreographic creation is From the Sun to the Moon, which premiered at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in April 2022.

Jeff Logue Lighting Designer, Crepuscular

Toronto native Jeff Logue joined The National Ballet of Canada in 2009 as Lighting Coordinator. For the National Ballet, he has created designs for various ballets, including The Sea Above, The Sky Below, Self and Soul, The Wild Space Between Two Hearts, …black night's bright day…, Unearth and Watershed. Before joining the company, Jeff worked at the Shaw Festival for over 14 seasons including six productions as Lighting Designer and more than 30 productions as Associate Lighting Designer. In addition, he worked on I, Claudia, for which he was nominated for both Dora Mavor Moore and Betty Mitchell Awards. Jeff was the Associate Lighting Designer for Urinetown (Canadian Stage) and Assistant Lighting Designer for The Producers (Mirvish Productions) and has worked at most of Canada’s larger regional theatres. He studied theatre production at York University.

Meredith Webster Stager

The Collective Agreement

Alonzo King has been called a visionary choreographer, who is altering the way we look and think about movement. Alonzo calls his works “thought structures”, created by the manipulation of energies that exist in matter through laws, which govern the shapes and movement directions of everything that exists. Called a choreographer with “astonishing originality” by The New York Times, Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been guided by his unique artistic vision since 1982. Alonzo has works in the repertories of the world’s leading ballet and modern companies and has collaborated with distinguished visual artists, musicians and composers across the globe. His work has been recognized for its impact on the cultural fabric in San Francisco, as well as internationally by the dance world’s most prestigious institutions. Named a Master of Choreography by the Kennedy Center in 2005, Alonzo is the recipient of the NEA Choreographer’s Fellowship, the Jacob’s Pillow Creativity Award, the US Artist Award in Dance, NY Bessie Award and the National Dance Project’s Residency and Touring Awards.

Meredith T. Webster grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, studying under Jean Wolfmeyer. She worked with Sonia Dawkins's Prism and Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance Theatre in Seattle and earned a B.S. in Sustainable Resource Sciences from the University of Washington before moving to San Francisco to work with Alonzo King LINES Ballet. In her nine seasons as a dancer with LINES, Meredith originated many central roles and received a Princess Grace Award and from 2014 to 2020, she served as Ballet Master. She also performed with Ledoh/Salt Farm and Maureen Whiting & Co and co-created the Ladysmith Draw and Empress Archer evening-length duets. Her work for film includes Mirrors, Evidence of it All, Miles Away and Numenon She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Maureen Whiting & Co. and lives on the unceded Ohlone land of xučyun (Huchiun), also known as Oakland, California. She has been a guest teacher around the world and since 2021, Meredith has been staging Alonzo King’s choreography and assisting him in the creation of new work for various companies.

Alonzo King Choreographer, The Collective Agreement

Jason Moran Composer, The Collective Agreement

Jazz pianist, composer and artist Jason Moran is the Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center.  Rolling Stone  says "Jason Moran is shaping up to be the most provocative thinker in current jazz." Moran has recorded 17 solo albums, with the most recent being The Sound Will Tell You. Within jazz, his multimedia tributes to Thelonious Monk, Fats Waller, and early jazz pioneer James Reese Europe have shifted the jazz performance paradigm by combining striking images, music and history into masterful  evening length works. Moran was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. He composed film scores for Ava Duvernay's Selma and The 13th He has collaborated widely with choreographers Alonzo King, Ronald K. Brown, Jamar Roberts, Kyle Abraham and  the Martha Graham Dance Company.  His visual art is in the collections of MoMA, SFMOMA, Whitney Museum, Walker Art Center and Houston's MFA. He currently teaches at the New England Conservatory.

Jim Campbell Image Technologist, The Collective Agreement

Jim Campbell’s work has been exhibited internationally and throughout North America in institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, The International Center for Photography in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia. His electronic art work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Berkeley Art Museum. In 2012, he was the recipient of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s 13th Annual Bay Area Treasure Award. Previous honors include a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship Award in Multimedia, three Langlois Foundation Grants and a Guggenheim Fellowship Award. He has two Bachelor of Science Degrees in Mathematics and Engineering from MIT and as an engineer holds nearly 20 patents in the field of video image processing. His 2018 piece Day for Night is a permanent LED installation that comprises the top nine floors of the 61-story Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.

Robert Rosenwasser

Costume Designer, The Collective Agreement

Robert Rosenwasser is Co-founder, Executive Director and Creative Director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet. As Creative Director he oversees each project’s aesthetic and artistic direction at LINES, including conceptual design and production. In addition to his work with LINES, he has designed for Ballet de Monte Carlo, Ballet Béjart, The Royal Swedish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theatre. Robert has collaborated on book projects with artists and poets Richard Tuttle, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Kiki Smith, Cecilia Vicuna and Barbara Guest. His work is found at the New York Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Books and Illustrated Prints, Whitney Museum of American Art and the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library. From 2020 to 2021, he directed the film series There’s No Standing Still and art directed the film ART Works. Robert grew up in New York, attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Cooper Union and California Institute of the Arts.

James F. Ingalls

Lighting Designer, The Collective Agreement

James F. Ingalls made his National Ballet of Canada debut with Onegin in 2009. His other work in Toronto includes Tristan und Isolde, The Magic Flute and Rigoletto for Canadian Opera Company and The House of Martin Guerre for Canadian Stage Company. His work in ballet includes The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky for Teatro alla Scala Ballet and American Ballet Theatre; George Balanchine’s Nutcracker and Twyla Tharp’s Waiting at the Station for Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle; Don Quixote, Giselle and Coppélia for Het Nationale Ballet; several works for San Francisco Ballet, including Helgi Tomasson’s Silver Ladders and The Nutcracker; and Lila York’s Celts for Boston Ballet. Recent projects include The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Waiting for Godot, both directed by Gary Hynes for the Druid Theatre in Galway, Ireland, Oedipus Rex/Symphony of Psalms for Festival D’Aix-en-Provence, Iolanta/Persephone for Lyon Opera and the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Only the Sound Remains for Dutch National Opera, all directed by Peter Sellars.

Kenneth McMillan Choreographer, Concerto

Kenneth MacMillan was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1929. He took his first ballet lessons with Phyllis Adams and studied at the Sadler’s Wells (now The Royal Ballet School) on a scholarship in 1945. There he worked with Ninette de Valois and Vera Volkova and became a fine classical dancer. In 1946, MacMillan joined the newly formed Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet (SWTB) and in 1948, he was promoted to the Sadler’s Wells Ballet at Covent Garden. In 1952, he returned to the SWTB and choreographed his first ballet, Somnambulism, which became the hit of the SWTB’s first Sunday evening performance on February 1, 1953. Thereafter, MacMillan’s ballets ranged from abstract works to large company works, including The Rite of Spring, Romeo and Juliet and Song of the Earth. From 1966 to 1969, MacMillan worked as Director of Deutsche Oper Berlin, staging The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake as well as making short ballets such as Anastasia. In 1970, he returned to London as Director of The Royal Ballet, succeeding Sir Frederick Ashton. From 1984 to 1989, MacMillan was the Associate Director of American Ballet Theatre. He was also the Artistic Associate of Houston Ballet and staged Manon for the company’s 1992/93 season. MacMillan died on October 29, 1992 during a performance of Mayerling at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Until his sudden death, he continued to work for The Royal Ballet as the company's Principal Choreographer. In 1996, he was awarded The Vaslav Nijinsky Medal posthumously.

Born in Tunbridge Wells, UK, Julie Lincoln won a five-year scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dance, before entering The Royal Ballet School where she won the Adeline Genée Silver Medal and danced the Betrayed Girl in The Rake’s Progress in the 1948 graduation performance at Covent Garden. After graduating, she joined The Royal Ballet Touring Company, transferring to The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in 1970. Her repertoire included leading roles in Coppélia, Les Patineurs, Les Sylphides, Giselle and Pineapple Poll. From 1985 to 1995, she was Ballet Mistress at The Royal Ballet School working closely with leading choreographers including Ninette de Valois, Sir Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan. She has subsequently pursued an international freelance career staging their works. As an aid to the restaging process, she studied Benesh Notation and was awarded Associateship of the Benesh Institute.

Jürgen Rose Costume Designer, Concerto

The internationally acclaimed German stage designer Jürgen Rose has enjoyed an illustrious career in design for ballet, opera and theatre in his home country and around the world. Jürgen’s famous collaboration with John Cranko began in 1962 when he designed the sets and costumes for Stuttgart Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet, which then entered the repertoire of The National Ballet of Canada, The Australian Ballet, Munich Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet, Vienna State Opera and Teatro alla Scala Ballet. Jürgen continued to design most of Cranko’s works for Stuttgart Ballet, including Swan Lake (Munich Ballet), Onegin (presented by Munich Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet, London Festival Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and more); Firebird (Berlin Ballet); Poeme de L’Extase, created for Margot Fonteyn with Stuttgart Ballet (for The Royal Ballet), Lehar's operetta Die Lustige Witwe and Traces, Cranko’s final work.

John B. Read Lighting Designer, Concerto

John B. Read is largely responsible for establishing lighting as an integral part of dance presentation. He has lit productions throughout Europe, the US and Asia. He has worked with major choreographers, notably Sir Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Sir Robert Cohan, Anthony Tudor, Glen Tetley, Jerome Robbins, Rudolf Nureyev, Sir Anthony Dowell, David Bintley, Natalia Makarova, Christopher Bruce, Wayne Eagling and Ashley Page. He was consultant lighting designer to The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet from 1992 to 2005 and continues to work with each company regularly. Works for The Royal Ballet include Romeo and Juliet, Elite Syncopations, Coppélia, La Fille mal gardée, Manon, Mayerling, Voluntaries, Anastasia, Enigma Variations, Song of the Earth, Marguerite and Armand, La Bayadère, The Dream, Symphonic Variations, La Valse, Monotones 1 & 11, Still Life at the Penguin Café, Raymonda, Les Patineurs, The Prince of the Pagodas and also the televised ballet tribute to Queen Elizabeth II: Fanfare for Elizabeth.

Julie Lincoln Stager, Concerto

Jeff Morris 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, 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 Stage Manager

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.

Troy Taylor works as a Stage Manager in Toronto and Southern Ontario for dance, theatre and live events. Recent credits include the 2022 Fall for Dance North Festival, As You Like It (Canadian Stage), Amplify 1.0 (Amplified Opera), Wintersong (CCDT), Man and Superman, The Russian Play (Shaw Festival), A Blow in the Face (Nightwood Theatre/ Bald Ego), Dance Weekend (2017 – 2020), Harlem Duet, Girls Like That, The Millennial Malcontent (Tarragon Theatre), Harvest (Thousand Islands Playhouse), Chasing the Path, Armband (Human Body Expression), Come From Away (Mirvish) and Salt Water Moon (Factory Theatre/ Mirvish). He has worked as an Assistant Concert Manager at Tafemusik, a Production Assistant at the Stratford Festival and Script Supervisor on the yearly Ross Petty Pantomime.

Troy Taylor Assistant Stage Manager

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.

Guillaume Côté

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

Naoya Ebe

Born: Tokyo, Japan

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2007 Principal Dancer since: 2015

Sponsored by Gretchen Ross

Harrison James

Born: Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Trained: San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program and the New Zealand School of Dance

Joined National Ballet: 2013 Principal Dancer since: 2016

Sponsored by Lucy White

Siphesihle November

Born: Zolani, South Africa

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2017 Principal Dancer since: 2021

Sponsored by Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Genevieve Penn Nabity

Born: Casco, Michigan

Trained: Main Stage Center for the Arts in Michigan and Canada's National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 2018 Principal Dancer since: 2022

Ben Rudisin

Born: Woodbridge, Virginia

Trained: North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet II

Joined National Ballet: 2013 Principal Dancer since: 2021

Sponsored by Sylvie Allard & Brian O'Keefe

Jurgita Dronina

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

Koto Ishihara

Born: Nagoya, Japan

Trained: Shiho Kanazawa Ballet School in Japan, The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida and San Francisco Ballet School

Joined as a First Soloist: 2019 Principal Dancer since: 2021

Svetlana Lunkina

Born: Moscow, Russia

Trained: Moscow Choreographic Academy

Bolshoi Ballet: 1997 – 2013

Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014

Sponsored by Anna McCowan-Johnson and Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Heather Ogden

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Richmond Academy of Dance in British Columbia Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Dancer since: 2005

Tina Pereira

Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2001 Principal Dancer since: 2021

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

Piotr Stanczyk

Born: Poznan, Poland

Trained: State Ballet School of Poznan and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Dancer since: 2008

Stephanie Hutchison

Born: Kitchener, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 1997 Principal Character Artist since: 2015

Rebekah Rimsay

Born: Fort Collins, Colorado

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 1990 Principal Character Artist since: 2012

Jack Bertinshaw

Born: Sydney, Australia

Trained: Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy in Australia and the Tanz Akademie Zürich in Switzerland

Joined National Ballet: 2011 First Soloist since: 2018

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Christopher Gerty

Born: Watford, England

Trained: Newcastle Dance Academy in Australia, New Zealand School of Dance and San Francisco Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 2014 First Soloist since: 2022

Sponsored by Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

Jeannine Haller

Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Trained: Place des Arts in Coquitlam, British Columbia and Canada's National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 2015 First Soloist since: 2021

Sponsored by Devida & Derek Smith

Alexandra MacDonald

Born: Calgary, Alberta

Trained: International School of Ballet in Calgary and Boston Ballet School’s Trainee Program

Joined National Ballet: 2007 First Soloist since: 2016

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Alejandra Perez-Gomez

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du Québec, Princess Grace Academy and San Francisco Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Character Artist since: 2013

Jordana Daumec

Born: New York City, New York

Trained: Studio Maestro in New York and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2003 First Soloist since: 2015

Spencer Hack

Born: Toledo, Ohio Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 First Soloist since: 2021

Tanya Howard

Born: Uitenhage, South Africa

Trained: The National School of Arts in South Africa and Canada’s National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 1998 First Soloist since: 2007

Chelsy Meiss

Born: Melbourne, Australia

Trained: Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College of The Arts in Australia and The Australian Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2008 First Soloist since: 2015

Sponsored by Anne-Marie Canning

Jenna Savella

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Trained: DanceWest and Lavrova Classical Ballet Academy in British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2004 First Soloist since: 2015

Sponsored by Elvio & Marlene DelZotto

Donald Thom

Born: Kanata, Ontario

Trained: Linda Jamison School of Dance in Ottawa and The Royal Ballet Upper School in London Joined National Ballet: 2015 First Soloist since: 2019

Brenna Flaherty

Born: Boston, Massachusetts Trained: Boston Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2016 Second Soloist since: 2021

Selene Guerrero-Trujillo

Born: Mexico City, Mexico Trained: The National Ballet School of Mexico and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2007 Second Soloist since: 2022

Miyoko Koyasu

Born: Chiba, Japan Trained: Hashimoto Ballet and Shimada Ballet Institute in Japan and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2011 Second Soloist since: 2018

Noah Parets

Born: Boston, Massachusetts Trained: Boston Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2018 Second Soloist since: 2021

Sponsored by John Covington Jr & Robert Lukey

Calley Skalnik

Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma Trained: Tulsa Balllet Academy and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 First Soloist since: 2021

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Hannah Galway

Born: Comox, British Columbia Trained: Canada's National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2017 Second Soloist since: 2021

Sponsored by Alison & Alan Schwartz

Kathryn Hosier

Born: Champaign, Illinois Trained: Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2009 Second Soloist since: 2015

Sponsored by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

Tirion Law

Born: Hong Kong Trained: The New Zealand School of Dance Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2018 Second Soloist since: 2022

Kota Sato

Born: Tokyo, Japan

Trained: Shimura Ballet School in Japan and Canada’s National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 2012 Second Soloist since: 2019

Sponsored by Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell

Ross Allen

Born: Steubenville, Ohio Trained: Arenas Dance Company in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in Pennsylvania and the School of American Ballet in New York City, New York

Joined National Ballet: 2020 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Trygve Cumpston

Born: Des Moines, Iowa

Trained: School of Classical Ballet and Dance in Des Moines, Iowa, Orlando Ballet School in Florida and San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2012 Corps de Ballet since: 2013

Shaelynn Estrada

Born: Nacogdoches, Texas

Trained: Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program in New York City, New York and The Rock School for Dance Education Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Nina Gentes

Born: Buffalo, New York Trained: Classical Ballet of Western New York in Williamsville, New York and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2019 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Monika Haczkiewicz

Born: Las Vegas, Nevada Trained: Nevada Ballet Theatre, Kwak Ballet Academy, Tara Foy's Elite Ballet and Nevada School of Dance in Las Vegas, Nevada and Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Isabelle Bratt

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Canada's National Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Ayano Haneishi

Born: Chiba, Japan

Trained: Ecole de Ballet Pied Nus in Japan and New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo in Japan Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Emerson Dayton

Born: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Trained: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Jason Ferro

Born: Franklinville, New Jersey

Trained: San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2020

Albjon Gjorllaku

Born: London, England Trained: The Royal Ballet School in London Joined National Ballet: 2019 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Josh Hall

Born: Syracuse, New York Trained: University of North Carolina School of the Arts Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Peng-Fei Jiang

Born: Anhui, China

Trained: Beijing Dance Academy and the New Zealand School of Dance Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2017

Sophie Lee

Born: Seoul, South Korea Trained: Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Canada's National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2019 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Scott McKenzie

Born: Alexandria, Scotland Trained: The Royal Ballet School in London Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2020

Arielle Miralles

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2019 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Clare Peterson

Born: Kelowna, British Columbia Trained: Canada's National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 Corps de Ballet since: 2016

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

David Preciado

Born: Los Angeles, California Trained: Los Angeles Ballet Academy, San Francisco Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Alexander Skinner

Born: Ottawa, Ontario Trained: The School of Dance in Ottawa, Ontario and Canada's National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2017 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Sponsored by Anne & David LeGresley

Keaton Leier

Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Trained: Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Houston Ballet II Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Larkin Miller

Born: Los Angeles, California Trained: The School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, New York Joined National Ballet: 2016 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Emma Ouellet

Born: London, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2020 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

McKhayla Pettingill

Born: Chandler, Arizona

Trained: Houston Ballet Academy Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Teagan Richman–Taylor

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School, Goh Ballet Academy and Arts Umbrella in Vancouver Joined National Ballet: 2017 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Sponsored by Devida & Derek Smith

Arianna Soleti

Born: Fasano (Brindisi), Italy

Trained: Accademia Teatro alla Scala Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Konstantin Tkachuk

Born: Donetsk, Ukraine

Trained: Kyiv State Ballet College Eifman Ballet: 2010 – 2011 Mariinsky Theatre: 2011 – 2013 Mikhailovsky Theatre: 2013 – 2022 Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2022

Christopher Waters

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2019 Corps de Ballet since: 2022

Tene Ward

Born: Sydney, Austrailia

Trained: Canberra Festival Ballet School in Australia, The Australian Ballet School and European School of Ballet in Amsterdam, Netherlands Joined National Ballet: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2019

Sponsored by Michelle & Duncan SInclair

Isaac Wright

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

of Ontario through the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of

CIRCLE

The National Ballet of Canada expresses its deep gratitude to these dedicated and passionate supporters whose significant lifetime giving to The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation helps us achieve our vision. (As of September 30, 2022)

Prima Diamond Circle ($10,000,000 and above)

Walter Carsen, O.C.

Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Jerry & Joan Lozinski

One Anonymous Donor

Prima Ruby Circle

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

Mona Campbell, O.C.

Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M.

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.

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.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

Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance 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., K.C.

Ada Slaight James D. Stewart Estate of Diana Weatherall

One Anonymous Donor

The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Hal Jackman Foundation

The McLean Foundation

Visionary Circle ($500,000 - $999,999)

Sylvie Allard & Brian O'Keefe Estate of Isobel Allen

Anne Marie Canning

Judi & Lionel Conacher

Elizabeth A. Currie & Richard J. Currie, O.C. Ralph & Jeanie Davis

George & Kathy Dembroski 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

Judith & Marshall Cohen 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

Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

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 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

The Harry and Lillian Seymour 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 Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell

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, K.C. & Jill Maynard Anne & David LeGresley Philip & Sherri Lieberman

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

Estate of Vida Peene

Mr. & Mrs. Allen C. Marple Sue & Biff Matthews

Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Vincent Mercier & Kristen Halpin Clive & Fran Minto Anne & Charles Morison

Peter & Melanie Munk Michael & Nina Overbury Estate of Kenneth Read Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz

Robbie Pryde

Mrs. Suzanne and Mr. Edward Rogers Victor & Bernice Royce

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family Alison & Alan Schwartz

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

Maureen & Philip Tingley Mr. James M. Tory, K.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

Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy

Estate of Mitchell Wywiorski

Three Anonymous Donors

The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation Azrieli

The Hope Charitable Foundation Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation

Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund

Tanenbaum Charitable Foundation Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation

GIVING

The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and inspiration in support of the company’s artistic vision.  (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)

Production Builders

The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2022/23 and future seasons.

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell

Pamela and Paul Austin and The P. Austin Family Foundation

Walter Carsen New Creations Fund

First Plazas Inc. in memory of Avie Bennett

The Gail Hutchison Fund

Rosamond Ivey

The Producers’ Circle

The Hal Jackman Foundation

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

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

Tim & Frances Price

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

The members of The Producers’ Circle collaborate to provide funds for the Artistic Director to commission new work and acquire existing ballets to expand the company’s repertoire and inspire artists and audiences.

Founding Chair, Sandra Faire

Gail & Mark Appel

John & Claudine Bailey

Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns

Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation

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

Dancers First Programme

Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin

Mona & Harvey Levenstein

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Julie Medland

Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M.

The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation

The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

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

Sylvie Allard & Brian O’Keefe

Principal Dancer Ben Rudisin

George & Kathy Dembroski

Principal Dancer Supporter

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

Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Principal Dancer Siphesihle November

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Principal Dancer Tina Pereira Gretchen Ross

Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Lucy White

Principal Dancer Harrison James Anne-Marie Canning

First Soloist Chelsy Meiss

Elvio & Marlene DelZotto

First Soloist Jenna Savella

YOU dance

YOU

Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen Ballet Club Relevé

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

Devida & Derek Smith

First Soloist Jeannine Haller

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

First Soloist Christopher Gerty Anonymous

First Soloist Jack Bertinshaw Anonymous

First Soloist Alexandra MacDonald Anonymous

First Soloist Calley Skalnik

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell Second Soloist Kota Sato

John Covington Jr & Robert Lukey Second Soloist Noah Parets

Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

Second Soloist Kathryn Hosier

Alison & Alan Schwartz Second Soloist Hannah Galway

Anne & David LeGresley Corps de Ballet member Alexander Skinner

Catherine & Ian Delaney Corps de Ballet Supporter

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 Supporter Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Clare Peterson

Rolex Canada Ltd. Rolex Dancers First Award

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

Music Circle and Orchestra

When the company was founded, live music was an integral part of both process and performance. Today, the National Ballet maintains that commitment with thanks to these donors who are instrumental in supporting the nation’s only dedicated ballet orchestra.

John & Claudine Bailey

Nani & Austin Beutel

Jeanie A. Davis

Indra & Rags Davloor Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Sherry & Edward Drew

The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation William & Ruth Herridge Anne & Charles Morison

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation

Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & 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

We acknowledge the generosity of the following donors who are graciously supporting the future of the National Ballet. (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)

Yeti Agnew & Christopher Birt

Patricia & Bob Campbell

Estate of Dr. Ann E. Camps

Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C Stephen D. Clark

Alice Court

Jocelyn Deichmann Anita Dias Lynne DiStefano

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Maureen & James Dunn

D. and G. Estey Foundation

Estate of Eleanor Joyce Forster

Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M. Murray Frum Foundation

Geoffrey W. Fulton

Anthony & Helen Graham

George Goldberg

Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens

Ronald M. Haynes Caroline L. Helbronner

William & Ruth Herridge Donald Hogarth

Dancer Wellness

Jane Hogarth John Hogarth Dona H. R. Jayasinghe Grace Lake

Nancy and William Logan Jerry & Joan Lozinski

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Estate of Margaret E. McKelvey Peter & Melanie Munk Estate of Vida Peene Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey Sabine Schleese Devida & Derek Smith Estate of James D. Stewart Gloria Taylor

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 One Anonymous Donor

The health and wellness of the National Ballet’s artists is a high priority; with investments in care, each dancer is able toperform at the best of their ability and to continue

dance

Lynda Hamilton Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation The McLean Foundation

Special

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.

Supporter

John & Claudine Bailey

The International Competition for

Erik Bruhn

Esprit de Corps

The

Diana Billes

Jeanie A. Davis

Indra & Rags Davloor Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael Krista Kerr

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

many

Tim & Frances Price

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

Anonymous One Anonymous Lady

The Estate of Helen Allen Stacey Special Needs Initiatives

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. CreativAction

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

COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)

$25,000 and above

Sylvie Allard & Brian O'Keefe Gail & Mark Appel◊◊

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell◊ Pamela & Paul Austin◊◊

The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation Azrieli John & Claudine Bailey◊◊

Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊

Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen◊

Estate of Ann E. Camps◊◊ Anne-Marie Canning◊

Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C.◊◊ Terence Clarkson & C. Van de Graaff Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊

David & Kathryn Cottingham◊ John Covington Jr and Robert Lukey Mrs. & Mr. Jack Creed

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

Indra & Rags Davloor◊

Catherine & Ian Delaney George & Kathy Dembroski◊◊ Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Sherry Taylor Drew◊◊

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊

Estate of James D. Stewart Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M.◊◊

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.◊◊ Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊ Nona Heaslip, C.M.◊◊

Mr. William R. Herridge◊◊ Rosamond Ivey

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

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 H. John McDonald Foundation Estate of Margaret E. McKelvey◊◊ The McLean Foundation◊◊ Julie & Ted Medland◊◊ Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond◊ Nancy Pencer◊◊

Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M.◊◊ Tim & Frances Price◊◊

Aaron & Heather Regent◊ Robin Robinson◊◊ Rolex Canada◊

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊

The Estate of Lawrence Schafer Alison & Alan Schwartz Mrs. Lillian Seymour◊ Sandra Simpson◊ Michelle & Duncan Sinclair Devida & Derek Smith Estate of Helen Allen Stacey◊◊ Michele & Ryerson Symons◊

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein◊ The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada◊◊

Estate of Diana St. 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◊◊ Five Anonymous Donors

$15,000 – $24,999

Elaine J. Adair◊◊ Alison Fisher◊◊

Mr. Alberto Behar Diana Billes◊ Ms. Deborah Cumming◊ Maureen & James Dunn◊ Mrs. and Mr. John Grant◊◊ Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens◊◊ Lynda Hamilton◊

Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan◊◊ Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊ Ms. Krista Kerr◊

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊ Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊

Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊ Anne & Charles Morison◊ Melanie Munk◊

L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊ John & Susan Rose◊ Ms. Sabine Schleese Lenore Walters◊◊

$10,000 – $14,999

Gregory & Irene Aziz◊◊ Patricia & Bob Campbell◊◊

The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation◊◊ Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael Brian Hodges & Robert Paul◊ Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊◊ Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊ Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊ Nancy and William Logan◊◊ Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊ Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊ MNB Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Benoit Mulsant◊ Linda & Kevin O'Leary◊ Estate of Joan Pape◊◊ Robbie Pryde◊ Victor & Bernice Royce Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family◊ The Sabourin Family Tony Scott-Fisher◊◊ Ms. Deborah Scott◊◊ Dr. Hugh Siddall◊ Marion Soloway◊ Mrs. Frances M. Stretton◊◊ Marje Virro◊ Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊ Estate of Ethel M. Woods◊◊ Three Anonymous Donors

$7,500 – $9,999

Diane Blake & Stephen Smith◊ Mary & John Crocker◊◊ Mrs. Anne W. Dupre & Mr. Fredrick J. Marker◊◊ Hope Charitable Foundation◊◊ Ms. Helen Ziegler Two Anonymous Donors

$5,000 – $7,499

Elana Metter & Stephen A. Adler Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊ Gillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊ Elizabeth Burridge

Margaret & John Casey◊◊ John Church◊ Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊ Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊ Indra & Rags Davloor◊ Ann and Ross Dobbin Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards Lucinda Flemer, C.M.◊◊ Geoffrey W. Fulton◊ Dr. Ricardo Gomez-Insausti Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Gore Anthony & Helen Graham Carol Gray◊◊

Ms. Taanta Gupta◊◊ Ginette Hamel* & Cliff Trollope Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊

Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊ Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊

Margaret Kawaja◊◊ Estate of Diane Kernohan◊◊

Ms. Tammy Klein

Gurney Krantz Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊

Mr. Ryan McNally Shabin Mohamed Leonard Molczadski

Ted Murata

Mr. David Murray Dr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊

Ms. Marianne Oundjian◊ Estate of Sophia Podrozny Mr. Don Quach◊

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊ Diana Reitberger*◊ Noah Richler & Sarah Maclachlan Esther Sarick◊◊

Mr. Greg Sharp◊

Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊

Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊ Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊ Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊ Mark and Kim Surchin◊◊ Tesari Charitable Foundation Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊◊ Julie Wood

One Anonymous Donor

$3,000 – $4,999

Yeti Agnew & 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◊◊ N. Beilstein & A. Lee◊

Ms. Michele Berg

Mr. John R. Birkett◊◊

Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊

Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊

Jane Kilburn Boyle

Dr. Ian & Mrs. Brindle◊

Margaret Brock◊◊

The Canavan Family Foundation Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊

Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊ Miss Emilie Cushman

Jane Darville & Dr. Skip Bassford C.M.◊ Ms. Anne Davidson◊

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis◊◊

Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & John Young◊

Ms. Flora Do◊

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 Russell C. Finch

M. Patricia Fischer◊◊

Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊

Ken & Linda Foxcroft◊◊

Bronwen Gates◊◊

Heather V. Gibson◊

Gordon and Lorraine Gibson Family Foundation

Judy & David Goodings◊◊

Ms. Vanessa Grant & Mr. Philip Street

Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊ Timothy & Jacquelyn Hack Mary & Graham Hallward◊ Mrs. Beverly Hargraft◊

Nancy Haston

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◊◊ Mrs. Dorothea Kostecki

Mr. Ron Lalonde and Ms. Jane Humphreys Ms. Annick Lapotre◊

Susan Levesque

Ms. Valerie Lockerbie◊ Margaret and Robert MacLellan◊ Judy Manji◊◊

Ms. Eleanor McCain◊◊ Marcia McClung◊

Mrs. Faye McDermid Patti McFarlane◊◊ Jim & Sylvia McGovern◊◊ Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊ Kathleen Metcalfe◊

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Derry◊

Ms. Laurie Pallett◊◊

Mrs. Julia Pankratz◊◊

Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊

Mr. D. Ross Peebles & Ms. Judith Cole◊◊ Sonya Rabeneck

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◊◊

Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊

Mr. Geoffrey Rytell◊◊ Mr. Go Sato◊◊

Sheilah Scrocchi

Mr. John B. Simcoe Helen Feng and Alice Song Cathy Spoel

Kristi Stangeland Joel Stevens◊ Eli Taylor◊

Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊ Denise Ireland & Harry Underwood Dianne Vanstone Karen Wierucki*◊◊

Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊

Frederika Winchell Mrs. Nan Wiseman

Mrs. Sharon Wright◊ Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊◊

The Young Family Foundation Veronica Zufelt◊◊

Five Anonymous Donors

$2,000 – $2,999

Mr. James Anok and Mr. Daniel Brereton Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊◊ Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊

Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊ Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊

Mr. Paul Barber Winifred Barclay◊◊ Mr. Scott Barnum & Ms. Nadya Tymochenko◊ Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊ Katherine J. Baxter

Mrs. Anna Binet Anstice Blom◊◊ Susan M. Borden◊◊ Gayle Boxer Duncanson

Mr. Matthew Boylan

Mr. Jonathan Briggs Julia & David Briskin* Barbara Brownlee◊◊

Ms. Janet Bulger◊

Ms. Helen Burstyn, C.M.◊ Anthony Camisso Ms. Linda Campbell◊◊ Denise Cargill◊

Ms. Janet Casey Ms. Terri Chalmers Professor Alfred L. Chan & Michael Farewell◊ Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊ Peng Chiang◊◊

Siobhan Hyland & Ivan Chittenden Mr. Philip A. Clappison◊◊ Helene Clarkson◊

Ms. Lisa Conway Mrs. Louise Cornblum◊◊

Dr. Lesley S. Corrin◊◊

Mr. Derrick Croswell◊

Chris & Katherine Cummings Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam◊◊ Carole Curtis◊◊

Estate of Horst Albert Herbert Dantz Amanda Demers & Brian Collins◊ Trina DeSa◊◊

Wilf & Brenda Dinnick◊◊

Henry Dinsdale & Diane Wherrett

Dudley Family Fund◊◊

Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn Stadtegger

Ms. & Mr. Doone Estey

Joan Farano◊◊

Catherine Fauquier◊◊

Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik Robert & Julia Foster◊◊ Alice H. Fox◊◊

Mr. Bruce Fullerton André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Suzanne Galipeault◊◊

Mrs. Hilda Gan◊

Ms Susan Garvie◊◊

Judith Gelber◊

Ms. Susan Gerhard◊

Ms. Tamara Glied◊

Mr. George Goldberg Mark & Louise Golding◊◊

Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊

Ms. Susan Greenbloom◊

Charles Greiner◊

Mr. Wayne Haase 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

Avril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊

Dr. June Higgins

Ms. Dora Ho

Ms. Elaine Ho

Mr. Ronald Holgerson◊

Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊◊

Ms. Chaviva Hosek O.C.◊◊

Joanna Ivey* & Lorne Babiuk◊◊

Mrs. Pennie R. Jevnikar◊◊

Mr. Greg Johns◊

Mrs. Ann Kadrnka◊

Ms. Miriam Kagan◊

Dr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel

Ms. Susan Keen◊◊

Mr. Kagan Kerman◊

Mr. Gordon Kirke

Miss Maggie Koabel

Jennifer Kropac & Kevin Law

Ms. Catherine Lace◊

Brett Ledger & Patricia Olasker Linda K. Lee◊

Richard Lefebvre* & Steve Murray

Dr. Calvin Lei◊◊

Dr. Tin Leung

Ms. Judy Linton

Dr. Charlene Linzon & Geoffrey Shulman◊ Dr. Nancy Lockhart, C.M.◊ Harriet MacMillan

Ms. Liza Mauer & Mr. Andrew Sheiner◊ Janice May◊◊

Ms. Nicola Mayer

Ms. Marci McDonald

Mrs. Yvonne McGregor

Virginia and Peter McLaughlin

Mrs. June McLean◊◊

Ms. Margaret C. McNee◊◊

Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊

Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds◊

Ms. Voula Michaelidis

Nancy Miller & Glen Ireland Clive & Fran Minto◊◊

Ms. Bernadette Morra◊ Neil & Prue Morrison◊

Ms. Marina Nawrocki

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nesker◊◊

Ms. Carol Newall◊◊

Petra & Lionel Newton

Ms. Judith O'Callaghan

Ms. Sandra Odendahl

Michael & Nina Overbury◊◊

Rene Pantalone◊◊

Graham & Janet Parkinson◊◊

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◊

Dr. Devon Richardson

Cee Cee & Bruce Robertson

The Rogan Foundation

David Ross & Audrey Loeb

Mr. & Mrs. Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss◊◊

Ms. Sandra Ruehlow

Mr. Reza Satchu & Ms. Marion Annau

Paul J. Savard◊◊

Ms. Ann Savege◊

Ms. Diane Schmidt◊

Dr. Hugh Scully & Vanessa Harwood, O.C.◊◊

Mr. Charles Seminerio*◊ Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊

Mrs. Dorothy Sjogren◊◊

Stephen & Jane Smith◊◊ Dr. Myra Sourkes◊◊

Ms. Anna Stahmer-Jarmain & Mr. W. Edwin Jarmain◊

Dr. John Stanley & Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊

Ms. Astrid Stec◊

Mr. John Steen Carol Swallow◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Tam Dr. Daphne Taras

Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn◊ Ms. Catherine Thomson◊◊

Cynthia Caron Thorburn & Craig Thorburn◊ Bonita & Walter Thornton◊ Maureen & Philip Tingley◊◊

Mr. Quentin Toderick

Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊ Mrs. Nicola Tory◊ Mr. Alex Tosheff◊ Jon & Olga Voigt◊ Lenore Walters◊◊

Natalie Warner

Mrs. Ruth Wheler◊◊ James Whitaker

Ms. Martha Wilder◊ Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Willis

Mrs. Lorrie Willson

Peri Wiseman Durhane Wong-Rieger◊ Maria T. Zakos◊◊

Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊ Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊

Eight Anonymous Donors

($1,500 – $1,999)

Dr. Matthew Bagdan Ms. Elspeth Bowler

Ms. M.J. Breithaupt◊◊ Leslie Buskard◊

Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊

Dr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel◊◊ Ms. Michelle Knight Yuanqing Li

Flora Macdonald◊◊

Lorna Reevely

Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊ Diane and Joseph Rosenthal◊◊

Ms. Marlies Schlichting◊

Mrs. Aleesha Valentine Mr. Luke Windisch◊ P. Madeleine Wong◊

Mr. Morden Yolles Two Anonymous Donors

$1,000 – $1,499

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Anastasiades◊◊

Ms. Adriana Arevalo

Tim Badgley◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. John Balmer◊◊ Barret Family Foundation

Ms. Roberta Benson Ms. Shira Bernholtz

Ms. Elizabeth Black◊◊ Dorothy Novotny Brandenburg◊ Christopher Bredt & Jamie Cameron◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Freda Brender◊◊ Karen Brookfield◊◊

Ms. Stephanie Brown Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy◊◊ Mrs. Janis Chodas

Ms. M.C. Clancy◊◊ Ms. Catherine Clark◊ Stephen D. Clark Mrs. Katherine Corlett◊ Maija Dale◊◊ Mr. Douglas Coughlin Mr. John Dean Lynne DiStefano

Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊ Mr. David Eastaugh Ms. Judith Edmondson◊◊ Leilah Edroos◊◊ Ms. E.L. Ellins◊◊

CJ Fitzgerald

Ms. Nancy Fung◊

Ms. Lisa Gignac

Ms. Michelle Glied-Goldstein Mr. David Goluboff & Ms Sue-Anne Fox Ms. Rosemary Grant◊ Mrs. and Mr. Marion Green◊ Ms. Sandra L. Green & Ms. Mary Stephenson◊ Frances Greenwood◊ Elisabeth Handler◊ Stephen & Marion Hart Katherine Harvey & Clemens Sels

Mr. Daniel Hoffman & Ms. Loretta Degasperi

Ms. Elizabeth Howson◊◊

Ms. Gillian Humphreys◊◊

Ms. Brooke Hunter

Mr. Adrian Ishak

Dr. Nina Josefowitz◊

Dr. Joshua Josephson◊

Mrs. Lorraine Kaake◊

Alfred G. Kelley

Ms. Suzanne Kopas

Ms. Brenda Lachance & Mr. Peter Lanskail Janet Lamb◊◊

Mrs. Hazel Lefebvre

Dr. Geoffrey M. Lusignan

Ms. Sherry MacEachern◊◊

Connie & Peter Mak◊◊

Mr. Jonathan Matthews

Fred Mattocks & Susan Kelly

Ms. Barbara McCreath◊

Ms. Catherine McMillan◊

Mr. Maurice McNamara

Mrs. Stephanie Meredith◊◊

Dr. Goldie Morgentaler

Ms. Tracy Mulder◊

Heather Mundell◊

Dr. M.L. Myers

Mr. Keith Nash

Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊

Ms. Cindy Nowina

Ms. Brigid O'Reilly◊◊

Ed & Lou Pamenter◊◊

Mrs. Robyn Parets

Ian & Michelle Pearce

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Penn

Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊

Mr. Frank Piddisi◊

Mr. Francis Pope

Mr. John Proctor

Mrs. Elinor Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L(hc)◊ Mr. Eddy Reitberger◊ Meghan Robertson◊

Dr. Gail Robinson Ms. Sandra Shaul Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊ Mrs. Hilary H. Short◊ Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊ Ms. Ibolya Smith◊◊ Elaine Solway◊◊

Mr. Timothy Spain◊

Mr. & Ms. Alan Stewart◊ Mr. Paul Straatman and Mr. Shane Toland Dr. Olga Streltchenko Judith & Burton Tait◊◊

Mr. Almos Tassonyi & Ms. Maureen Simpson◊ Gloria Thompson

Ms. Jennifer Tory◊◊ Gail Vanstone◊

Ms. Margaret M. Walker Lyn M. Westwood◊◊ Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊◊ Ms. Catherine Yolles Three Anonymous Donors

$500 – $999

Michelle Adamski Agg Family Giving Vanessa Alexander◊ Dr. Vina Alexopoulou

CELEBRATING THE 2021/22 SEASON

Cornell Wright, Chair Board of Directors

The National Ballet of Canada’s Annual General Meeting on October 19 provided an opportunity for us to reflect on the highlights of the 2021/22 season and to appreciate everyone who came together in support of a company and art form we all treasure. It was simply amazing to watch the dancers at work in the studio, performing brilliantly onstage and celebrating career milestones with colleagues and friends. Since the earliest days of the pandemic, we all yearned for these experiences.

The 2021/22 season turned a spotlight on the National Ballet’s determination to make an unforgettable return to live performance. Despite many initial unknowns, we were able to reach more than 106,215 audience members over the course of the season.

These achievements are the result of a collective effort within our community to rebuild from the pandemic. Our donors and audiences saw us through the worst of those early days and they continue to provide invaluable support today, giving generously to our donor programmes, renewing subscriptions and staying with us through setbacks. Thank you for all that you do to support and grow the art of dance in Canada through this fabulous company.

Cornell Wright. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

Mrs. Lyla Allan◊◊

Edgars & Selga Apse◊◊

Mr. David C. Archer*

Ms. Noreen Arnold

Ms. Karen Atkin◊◊

Hildred Babb

Michael Barkley & Gary Burrows◊◊

Earl and Elizabeth Barnsley◊◊

Ms. Jacqueline Bart Christopher & Christina Begy◊◊

Mr. Rafael Bergamasco and Ms. Anabella Wainberg

Ms. Lynn Bevan◊

Violet W. Bielski, K.C.◊

Tom Bilenkey◊◊

Ms. Binks & Mr. Collier◊

Kim Birchard & Carol Dorman◊◊

Ms. Katherine Bischoping◊◊

Dr. & Mrs. Ian Blumer◊◊

Staunton Bowen

Mrs. Johanna Brett◊

Mrs. Donna Brownlee◊

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Brownlow◊

Ms. Mary Budd◊

Rev. Canon Michael Burgess◊◊

Ian & Jenny Burns◊◊

Ms. Michele Bussieres

Dr. Brian Butler◊

Kathleen Butterfield◊

Mr. and Ms. Anthony Campea◊

Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Eleanor Carpen◊◊

Ms. Carly Chalmers

Mr. Alexander Chapman◊

Mrs. Beverley Chernos◊

Ms. Michelle Christian

Ms. Jean Clark◊

Mr. Maurice J. Clement◊◊

Ms. Donna Climie Zane & Joan Cohen◊◊

Ms. Judith C. Cole◊

Mrs. Sydne Conover Taggart◊

Ms. Lynn Copeland◊◊

Mrs. Joy Coupey◊

Alice Court

Ms. Joanne Crookshank◊◊

Ms. Lisa Cunningham

Roger Kenrick◊◊

Mr. & Ms. David Currie◊◊

Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson◊◊

Mrs. Sharon Davis

Ms. Anne Day◊◊

Mrs. Linda De Bathe

Ms. Frances Deacon◊◊

Helena Debnam

Mrs. Saira Deen-Zammit◊◊

Ms. Reva Devins

Mr. Colin R.C. Dobell◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell◊◊ Robert T.C. Dolan◊

Mrs. Lilliana Dominguez◊

Mr. Steven D. Donohoe◊◊ Louise & Jeffrey Eason◊

Ms. Susan Eastwood◊ Elcan Ridge Foundation Margaret Fairman◊

Mrs. Laura Farquhar◊◊ Darcy & Sheila Farrell◊◊ Miss Nicole Feric◊

The Fiera Capital Foundation Helena & David Fine◊◊

Mrs. Pat Fisher

Melissa Forstner & Steven Schwartz◊

Mrs. Carol & Mr. Peter Foster◊

Ms. Audrey Fox

Ms. Devra Freedman◊◊

Mrs. Kathy Freeman◊

Mr. Robert & Mrs. Beverley Galamaga◊◊

Dr. Peter Galko◊◊

Ms. Pamela Gallagher◊◊

Ms. Wendy Glover◊

Ms. Nancy Goldsborough

Mr. Richard Goodman◊◊

Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊◊

Ms. Heather Gordon◊

Mr. Laurent Goulet◊◊

Dr. Noelle Grace◊

Mrs. Catherine Graham◊

Ms. Enid Grant◊

Mr. George Grant◊

Dr. Lorne Greenspan & Ms. Donna Cohen Laura Groos Colin Gruchy◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Carol Hara◊

Ms. Anne Harker◊

Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊

Ms. Sherry Hatton◊

Ms. Mary Heather◊◊

Caroline L. Helbronner◊

In memory of Nik Radosevic E.A. Hergott

Ms. Susan Hill◊◊

Mr. Wayne Hill Dr. Gail Hirano Mel Hogg◊

The Horn Section of the National Ballet Orchestra*◊◊ Richard & Susan Horner◊◊ Mrs. Aliza Hosiosky Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊

Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊

Ms. Catherine Irwin◊ Joanna Ivey* & Lorne Babiuk◊◊ Miss Deborah Ivison

Ms. Louise Jacques Miss Karen & Mrs. Linda Javorski Dona H. R. Jayasinghe Ms. Judith Jensen Alfred-Patrick Johnson Dr. and Mrs. A.E. Jones◊◊

Ms. Sylvia Jones◊

Ms. Shirley Katz Ms. Marilyn Kay Richards◊◊

Ms. Claire Keeley◊◊ Sheryl Kennedy and Bill Fleury◊ Ms. Yasmine Kherraji Carolyn Kinsley◊◊

Dr. Stephen Kish and Mrs. Lori Dixon

Mr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊ Carol Kleinfeldt & Roman Mychajlowycz◊◊

Mr. Carl Knipfel◊

Ms. Deborah L. Knuff Heli Kopti◊◊

Catherine Kourkounakis◊ Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew Gotowiec Dr. Milos Krajny Paul Lane John and Ann Lang◊◊ Karen Lapointe◊◊ Miss Nancy Lavalle Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊◊ Ms. Catherine Lazier◊ Ms. Lea Anne Leavens◊◊ Ms. Josee Ledoux Dr. Connie Lee Mr. Yakov Lerner◊* Mrs. Linda LeRoux◊

Claire LeVern Delves

Mr. Douglas Lowry◊◊

Hubert Lum & Eve Leyerle◊

Mrs. Carole Lusby◊◊

Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊

Ms. Donnalu F. Macdonald◊◊

Ms. Nancy MacDonald◊◊

Mr. John MacIver◊◊

Ms. Nancy Macken◊◊

Ms. Tracy MacMaster◊

Miss Laurie Markus◊◊

Ms. Joanna Martin◊◊

Patricia L. Martin◊◊

Ms. Mokry & Mr. Mason

Mrs. Christine Mcallister Dr. Hooley McLaughlin

Amy McMullen* & Andrew McMullen Robin Melnick◊◊

Ms. Maria Mesaros

Ingrid & Dan Mida◊

Ms. Gisele Miller Colin & Meta Mills◊◊

Lynne & Paul Milnes◊◊

Ms. Patricia Monger & Mr. Ralph Pudritz◊ Veena Mosur

Mr. Julian N. Mulock◊

Ms. and Mr. Michele Myrah◊◊

Lily Ng

Mr. Liviu Constantin Nicolescu Dr. Kirsten Niles

Dr. Jean O'Grady◊

Ms. Janice Oliver◊

Alfred Page & Anne Donaldson-Page◊

Mr. Christopher Palin & Ms. Susan Middleton◊◊

Mr. Bruce Palmer

Mr. John A. Parker

Ms. Marygail Parker

Ms. Lesley Paterson◊ Ms. Sarah Paul

PayPal Giving Fund Canada Nicola Perpick & Alexandra Perpick◊ Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊ Elyssa Phillips◊

Mr. H R Martin Phills◊ Nina & Terry Picton◊◊

Ms. Gabrielle Pilla◊

Mr. Raymond Pladsen

Mr. Archie Platt

Ms. Jackie Pollard◊

Ms. Kathleen E. Potter Mr. David Purcell◊

Chris Purdye and Judy Tse◊

Ms. Diana Raffman◊

Ms. Shanley Rainsberry

Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊

Ms. Katharyn Rayner◊

Mr. Peter Reeve-Newson◊◊ Mr. Roy Reeves

Dr. Martha Richardson

Dr. Mary Robertson

Patricia Gooch Robertson◊

Edye Rome-Webster◊

Mrs. and Mr. Beatrice Rosmarin

Ms. Angela Rudden*

Mrs. Rhonda Ryman-Kane◊

Mr. Paul Sabourin

Mrs. Joan Sadleir◊◊

Mr. James Samuel◊

Dr. William Santo◊◊

Mr. and Mrs. David Saunders◊ Ms. Therese Sauriol Ms. Elizabeth Savage

Dr. Michael Sayer◊

Dr. Jeff Sherman

Mrs. Christine Simpson◊◊

Ms. Miriam Skey◊◊ Dr. Anita Small

Ms. Louise Smith◊

Mr. Robert Smith◊

Ms. Jane Spicer Jane Spooner◊◊

J.M. & Elaine Steiner◊◊

Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊ Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊ Mr. David Stephenson◊

Ms. Sharon Stibbard◊

Mrs. Lauren Stiroh Mrs. Louise Stokes◊◊

Ms. Tara Styles Styles Family Foundation

Mr. Paul Tam

Mr. & Mrs. Herb Tanzer

Ms. Terry Tator◊ Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊

Ms. Margaret Taylor-Sevier

Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊

Ms. Wendy Trainor◊

Mrs. H. Tregenza◊◊

Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊

Mr. Derek Twiss

Mr. Berton Ung◊

Paul & Alison Uys◊◊

Mr. Robert Vagners◊◊

Ms. Rachel van Geest

Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊

Mr. Robert Vanderloo◊

Ms. Evelyn Veale

Mr. Peter Verheyen◊

Martin Wade & Daniel Larocque

Mr. W.D. Waite◊◊

Mr. Alan Walker

The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Anne Harvey◊

Mr. John Walter◊◊

Ms. Donna Watts◊

Ms. Melanie Webb

Mrs. D Weir

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weppler◊

Ms. Shelley Williams◊◊ Mary and Douglas Wilson◊ Hastings & Irene Withers◊ Mr. William Wray & Family◊ Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊◊ 10 Anonymous Donors

* Artists and Staff

Donor for 10 or more years

Donor for 20 or more years

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

*

Turnout

(October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)

Aspire ($1,200 and above)

Mr. Simon Beck

Miss Becka Borody Marie-Pierre Bélanger◊ Beth Borody

Classic Plus ($600)

Ms. Emily O'Keefe Kiera Booth

Mr. Tim Dafoe Ms. Sydney Davloor

10 or

Ms. Marielle Bryck* Julia Campbell

Ms. Katherine Ferreira Miss Vicky Luo

Ms. Elizabeth McNeil Mr. Nicholas Melymuk* Kristina Milbourn◊ Mr. Daniel Moulton

Jennifer Nagy One Anonymous Donor

years

Flora Do◊ Mr. Geoffrey Fulton◊ Emad Ghattas Mr. Justin Harris

Ms. Anastassia Lavrinenko Miss Kristina Mikloska Kathy Robinson Alysa Obertas

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 September 30, 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 Mona Campbell Fund

The Pat Campbell Fund for Archives

The Dr. Ann E. Camps Fund for New Creations

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 Anna McCowan-Johnson Director of Equity and Engagement Fund

The Anna McCowan-Johnson New Creations Fund

The Karen Kain Legacy Fund

The James Kudelka Fund

The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund

The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund

The Nancy, William, Tim & Elizabeth Logan Dancer 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 Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund

The Kenneth F. Read Fund

The Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner Fund

The J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the RBC Apprentice Programme

The Ada Slaight Fund

The Astrid Stec Fund for Apprentices

The Frances Stretton Dancer Fund

The Ann D. Sutton Costume Fund

The Fran Taubkin Dancer Fund

The TD Bank Group Orchestra 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 Diana St. Barbe Weatherall Dancer Fund

The Judith R. Wilder Fund

The John H. Williams Fund

Board of Directors

As of October 19, 2022

Chair Cornell Wright

Les Allt, ex officio

Nichole Anderson

Bergeron

Gail Appel

John Bailey

Jack Bertinshaw, ex officio Raghunath Davloor

Laura Dinner

Flora Do

Cheryl Ferguson

Nancy Holland

Barry Hughson, ex officio Krista Kerr

Jen Lee Koss

Philip Lieberman

David Macdonald

Hope Muir, ex officio

LJ Nagel, ex officio

Sandra Odendahl

Ed Ogonek, ex officio

Lisa Pearson

Gretchen Ross

Jenna Savella, ex officio

David Seville

John B. Simcoe

Michelle Sinclair

Mavis Staines, C.M.,  ex officio

Michele Symons

Noreen Taylor, C.M. Karen Wierucki, ex officio Alexander Younger

Honourary Board

As of October 19, 2022

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 October 19, 2022

Chair David Macdonald President Barry Hughson

Vice-President Hope Muir Treasurer Amanda Ram

Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE Secretary Alexis Patch

David Banks John Braive Ed Esposto

Cheryl Ferguson Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont., Director Emerita 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 Director Emerita Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.

Artistic

Senior Répétiteur

Peter Ottmann

Rehearsal Director, Principal Coach

Rex Harrington, O.C., D.Litt Xiao Nan Yu

Assistant Rehearsal Director

Stephanie Hutchison

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

Artistic Advisor

Magdalena Popa

Choreographic Associates

Robert Binet Guillaume Côté

Artistic Administrator Gerard Roxburgh

Senior Manager, Artistic Operations Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director and Administrative Associate

Andreea Olteanu

Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives

Robert Binet

Manager, Artistic Scheduling Sophie Letendre

Associate, Artistic Administration Sarita Dotan

Guest Répétiteurs The Collective Agreement Meredith Webster

Concerto Julie Lincoln Symphony in C Colleen Neary Joysanne Sidimus, M.S.M. Sofiane Sylve

MADDADDAM Jenny Tattersall

Anima Animus Rebecca Gladstone Christiane Marchant

Romeo and Juliet Aleksandar Antonijevic

Guest Teachers Felipe Diaz Sofiane Sylve

Administration

Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison Alexis Patch

Audience and Donor Services

Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services Veronica McLellan

Manager, Ticket Operations Katy James

Manager, Patron Services Anne Meighan 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

Rochelle Gomes McKenzie Grey Carlos Lazaga Alannagh Maciw

Audience and Donor Services Representatives

Communications

Director of Marketing and Communications Belinda Bale

Associate Director, Communications and Content Strategy

Catherine Chang

Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing Victoria Munton-Davies

Archivist and Digital Asset Manager Katie Wilson

Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager Sean Leonard

Digital Content Producer Mallory Brown

Public Relations Specialist Anastasia Kolotova

Graphic Designer Klara Vanzella Yang

Graphic Design Consultant Carmen Wagner

Web and  E-Communications Coordinator Jade Araya

Marketing Coordinator Nadiya Reid

Social Media and Communications Coordinator Lindsay McCarley

Public Relations Intern Alaha Husseinzadah

Dancer Wellness Programme Director of Dancer Wellness Marla Pichler

Company Sports Medicine Physicians Dr. Michael Clarfield Dr. Julia Hamilton Dr. Ryan Eardley

Company Orthopaedic Surgeons Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris Dr. Norah Matthies

Company Athletic Therapists

Paul Papoutsakis Barb Paraskevakos Gian-Luca Perfetti Company Physiotherapists Ginette Hamel Patrick Lavoie

Company Massage Therapists Ron Mulesa Cesar Cruz Danielle Tobias

Company Psychiatrists Dr. Pat Colton Dr. Marie-Claire Bourque

Clinical Social Workers/ Psychotherapists Lesley Lustig Tammy Baruch

Company Foot Specialist/Chiropodist Dr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M.

Urgent Care and Medcan Liaison Dr. Janice Weiss

Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist Je-an Salas

Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Melissa Piercell

The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to the Midtown Sports Medicine Clinic (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

Assistant to the Director of Development

Liza Beharry

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

Manager, Patrons’ Council

Nicholas Melymuk

Senior Writer Caroline Dickie

Officer, Development Communications

Rhea Daniels

Officer, Major Gifts Kelsey Muldoon

Officer, Turnout & Patrons’ Council

Marisa Kelly

Officer, Friends’ Corps & Ballet365 Joanne Kwok

Officer, Legacy Giving & Endowment Foundation

Amy McMullen*

Officer, Special Events

Jessica Worosz

Data Analyst Sara Motalebi

Coordinator, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships

Zoe Favrin

Gift Management Coordinator

Lucy White

Education and Community Engagement

Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement Lisa Robinson

Director, In Studio Kate Kernaghan

Coordinator, Education and Community Engagement Sakhshi Khanduja

Senior Teaching Artist Annemarie Cabri

Teaching Artist Madeline Brown

Finance

Chief Financial Officer Amanda Ram

Payroll and Benefits Manager Jenny Mah

General Accountants Winnie Li Demitrios Prevenas Markus Thiart

Human Resources Director, Human Resources Kathleen Matatya

Senior Officer, Human Resources Julian Whitaker

Human Resources Coordinator

Erika Pugsley

Information Technology

Director of Technology Christopher Sonnemann

Associate Director, Software and Applications

Mohiuddin Faruqe

Senior Manager, Web Technology Services

Steve Cunningham

Senior Manager of Technology Andrew Anderson

Solutions Developer Kruti Shah*

Business Analyst Bethany Bleile Systems Coordinator Maninder Singh Sekhon Maintenance Facilities Manager Emil Mishriky

Building Maintenance Supervisor Henry Martins Cleaners

Violeta Parreno Willie Santiago Lawrence Puig Music Pianists Edward Connell Andrei Streliaev Zsanna Vaszilenko Zhenya Vitort

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

Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont Conductor-in-Residence Maria Seletskaja

Production

Director of Production Barney Bayliss Associate Director of Production Yvette Drumgold

Technical Director Peter Eaton

Stage Managers Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell

Assistant Stage Manager Troy Taylor

Lighting Coordinator Jeff Logue

Technical Direction Intern Kilian Dedek

Production Workshop

Head Carpenter Sandy Middleton

Assistant Head Carpenter James Fulton Shop Technician Chuck Theil

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 Marlee Bygate Christopher Read

Cutter Brenda Clarke Assistant to Cutters Susan Howse

Resident Stitcher Lisa Novielli

Stitchers Victoria Arnold Deanna Brown Karen Hancock Samara McAdam Krista Nauman Paul Schofield Alicia Zwicewicz

Costume Rental Coordinator Bianca Laudadio

Footwear Coordinator Lacey Hammond Harrington

Footwear Inventory Coordinator Hollis Wilson

Wardrobe Coordinator Robyn Clarke

Assistant Wardrobe Coordinators Lauren Pietrowski* Emily Rogers

Hair and Make-up Coordinator

Jacqueline Robertson Cull

Milliners

Jennifer Howard Monica Viani Millinery

Assistant Milliner/ Wardrobe Assistant Kira Duff

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

Video Technician Kimmel Stephenson Wardrobe Head Grant Heaps

Assistant Wardrobe Head Carrie Cooley Barbour

Hair and Make-up Head Jillian Walker

Footwear Assistant Leslie Brown

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