House Programme - Frame by Frame by National Ballet of Canada

June 2 – 11, 2023 national.ballet.ca 2022/23 Season Sponsor #FramebyFrameNBC @nationalballet FRAME BY FRAME Robert Lepage Guillaume Côté

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.

WELCOME TO FRAME BY FRAME

Frame by Frame immerses us in the life and art of Canadian animator Norman McLaren, whose influential hand-drawn techniques helped to establish the field of animation in Canada. The production is a tribute to McLaren and an expression of artistic curiosity in its own right, the result of a unique partnership between two respected Canadian artists – director Robert Lepage and Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté.

Frame by Frame embodies many of the National Ballet’s greatest strengths as a site of creative collaboration and Canadian talent. The production marked a ground-breaking first partnership between The National Ballet of Canada, Ex Machina (Robert Lepage’s multimedia production company in Québec City) and the National Film Board of Canada. This is our first restaging of Frame by Frame since its premiere in 2018 and I have so enjoyed the process of introducing new dancers to the imaginative world that Robert and Guillaume have created.

Whether you are revisiting Frame by Frame or experiencing it for the first time, I hope you are similarly inspired by McLaren’s legacy and the vision of the creative team.

Thank you so much for joining us,

Hope Muir

Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

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Hope Muir. Cover: Artists of the Ballet. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA

Hope Muir

Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director

David Briskin

Music Director and Principal Conductor

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

Stephanie Hutchison Assistant Rehearsal Director

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

Maria Seletskaja Conductor-in-Residence†

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

Barry Hughson Executive Director

Peter Ottmann Senior Répétiteur

Xiao Nan Yu Rehearsal Director, Principal Coach

Robert Binet Curator and Producer, CreativAction and Special Initiatives

George Crum, Founding Music Director

Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Spencer Hack, 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, 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

Magdalena Popa Artistic Advisor

Robert Binet

Guillaume Côté Choreographic Associates

Jeff Morris

Liliane Stilwell

Michael Lewandowski Stage Managers

Edward Connell

Andrei Streliaev

Zsanna Vaszilenko

Zhenya Vitort Pianists

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

ORCHESTRA

David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

Violin 1

Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster

Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster

James Aylesworth

Sheldon Grabke

Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk

Csaba Koczó

Dominique Laplante

Yakov Lerner

Jayne Maddison

Joanna Zabrowarna

Violin 2

Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin

Jennie Baccante

Xiao Grabke

Nancy Kershaw

Aya Miyazawa

Wendy Rogers

Paul Zevenhuizen

Violas

Shelia Jaffé, Principal

Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal

Valerie Kuinka

Johann Lotter

Angela Rudden

Cellos

Maurizio Baccante, Principal

Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal

Olga Laktionova

Andrew McIntosh

Elaine Thompson

Paul Widner

Basses

Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal

Robert Speer

Flutes

Leslie J. Allt, Principal

Shelley Brown, Piccolo

Maria Pelletier

Oboes

Mark Rogers, Principal

Karen Rotenberg

Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets

Max Christie, Principal

Emily Marlow

Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet

Bassoons

Chia-Yu Hsu∆, Principal

Nicholas Richard +

Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon

Horns

Jessie Brooks, Principal

Scott Wevers

Gary Pattison

Trumpets

Richard Sandals, Principal

Robert Weymouth

Mark Dharmaratnam

Trombones

David Archer

David Pell, Bass Trombone

Tuba

Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp

Lucie Parent, Principal

Tympani

Andrew Rasmus, Principal

Percussion

Kristofer Maddigan, Principal

Mark Mazur

Music Librarian

Jacques Forest

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator

Raymond Tizzard

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

FRAME BY FRAME

#FramebyFrameNBC

Director: Robert Lepage

Choreography: Guillaume Côté

Creative Direction and Design: Steve Blanchet

Assistant Director: Adèle Saint-Amand

Music and Sound Design: Antoine Bédard

Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Performed By: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky, Courtesy of Naxos of America

Sophisticated Lady and Hot and Bothered by Duke Ellington

Performed By: The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Courtesy of Sony Music Canada

Set Design: Christian Fontaine

Costume Design: Michael Gianfrancesco

Lighting Design: Étienne Boucher

Image Projection Concept Design: Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy

Video Design: Thomas Payette / Mirari

Props Design: Claudia Gendreau

Répétiteur: Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont.

Ex Machina Production

Technical Consultants: Catherine Guay and Tobie Horswill

Technical Director: Paul Bourque

Assistant Technical Director: Jean-François Piché

Production Director: Vanessa Landry-Claverie

Producer: Michel Bernatchez

National Film Board of Canada Special Project Team

Special Projects Manager: Cecilia Ramirez, Director, Partnerships and Business Development

Project Coordinator: Catherine Benoit

Special Project Advisory Committee: René Bourdages, Marc Bertrand and Donald McWilliams

Management: Jérôme Dufour, James Roberts and Lily Robert

World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, June 1, 2018

A collaboration between The National Ballet of Canada, Ex Machina and the National Film Board of Canada

Co-Produced by Sadler’s Wells, London

Lead philanthropic support for Frame by Frame is generously provided by The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund, with additional support from First Plazas Inc. in memory of Avie Bennett, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, The Hal Jackman Foundation and The Producers’ Circle.

The 2023 restaging of Frame by Frame is generously supported by Valerie and Hunter Thompson in honour of Kiki Delaney.

The Producers’ Circle (2018): Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M., Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M., Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C., The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., K.C., Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan, Sandra Simpson and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.

HONOURING AVIE BENNETT

The National Ballet of Canada dedicates our June performances in memory of our cherished friend Avie Bennett a philanthropist and passionate champion of the arts.

His unwavering commitment enabled us to bring 20 new creations to the stage, delighting audiences, inspiring our dancers and advancing the art form. An unassuming altruist, Avie’s leadership challenged all of us to strive for excellence and give generously of ourselves.

RUNNING TIME

Act I 60 minutes

Intermission 20 minutes

Act II 60 minutes

The performance will run approximately 2 hours 20 minutes.

Please Note: Strobe-like lighting effects are used in several scenes in this production.

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

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

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

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Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council The Government of Ontario through the Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

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The National Ballet of Canada operates under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The National Ballet of Canada is a member of the Canadian Dance Assembly and Dance/USA. Avie Bennett. Photo by Gary Beechey.

WHO WAS NORMAN MCLAREN?

Born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1914, Norman McLaren, the founder of the National Film Board's (NFB) animation studio, succeeded in giving Canadian animation a vision and direction that still endures today, long after he was hired by John Grierson in 1941. McLaren refused to accept the simple narrative that claimed cinema had been invented by the Lumière brothers in 1895; he was of the opinion that the art form had yet to fully come into its own and that research and experimentation were the natural ingredients of artistic creation. He thus emerged as a pioneer of countless techniques that have become hallmarks of animation: drawing and engraving on film, cross-dissolves, pixillation, synthesized sound and many others. Pre-existing methods and formulas had no place in his approach. Uncommon boldness and originality were the creative sources for all his work.

The path McLaren forged in the history of cinema has been illuminated by the many international awards he received throughout his career: a Palme d’Or in the short film category at

Cannes for Blinkity Blank, an Academy Award for Neighbours, a Berlin Silver Bear for Rythmetic, a Berlin Silver Plaque for Begone Dull Care, BAFTAs for Blinkity Blank, A Chairy Tale and Pas de Deux, not to mention numerous Canadian awards, as well as the honours bestowed in recognition of his overall achievements.

McLaren’s personality and philosophy were inseparable from the direction animation took at the NFB. A tireless innovator, he championed a creative concept of animation that views filmmakers as artisans who take charge of every step of the production of their films, much like artists in their studios. Consequently, McLaren set an example for his colleagues, motivating them to develop their own tools and experiment with new techniques.

McLaren died in Montréal in 1987. His importance in the history of film animation is also evident in the influence he continues to have on hundreds of filmmakers and artists who consciously follow in his footsteps.

Norman McLaren on the set of Neighbours (1952). Photo by Evelyn Lambart.

FRAME BY FRAME: CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION

by John Hart

In Frame by Frame, their homage to Norman McLaren, Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté honour the technique, care, passion and patience that the pioneering animator invested in every frame of his films. The 2018 ballet enters McLaren’s imaginative landscape and becomes a mediation on how film, movement, music and dance produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

A ballet lover, McLaren had a deep interest in movement and music which he brought to his work, along with an exuberant sense of joy. Lepage and Côté took their inspiration from these qualities to explore McLaren’s creative processes and collaborative circle. Frame by Frame also examines and extends McLaren’s fascination with the ways technology can be employed to produce and become a moving piece of art.

“A cinematic genius who made films without cameras and music without instruments.”

– National Film Board

McLaren’s experiments in filmmaking were idiosyncratic and accessible, whimsical and aesthetically brilliant. Each project was infused with McLaren’s personal sense of curiosity, discovery and playfulness. It took many months, sometimes over a year, to create a film, especially if McLaren was painting directly on film strip. Just think: a five minute film was made up of 7,200 individual frames that McLaren animated one at a time: frame by frame. Is the animation perfect? No, but each film has its own sense of character and energy. The imperfections themselves give the films life and reveal the hand and creativity of the artist.

“I want the show to be an homage from the digital age to Norman McLaren, to the analog world.”

– Robert Lepage

Lepage was long intrigued by Norman McLaren and his ability to create ground-breaking films prior to computer animation. There are direct parallels in the hallmarks of McLaren’s and Lepage’s artistic styles: the use of technology to tell stories, a fusion of art forms, a collaborative process and a personal dedication to creativity and innovation. Like many of McLaren’s projects, the creation of Frame by Frame was itself a collaboration, with Lepage’s Ex Machina studio, the National Film Board and The National Ballet of Canada.

As choreographer, Côté’s task was to create movement in tandem with McLaren’s films screened onstage, to extrapolate from the films or to replicate them in real time. Undoubtedly the climax of the ballet is the stunning Pas de deux (1968), one of McLaren’s three dance films. Côté reproduces the film in its entirety and the ballet uses today’s technology to re-create McLaren’s filmic effects. The scene is breathtaking, especially how it wonderfully and emotionally captures McLaren’s celebration of the art of dance.

“Frame by Frame is a portrait of Norman McLaren – his life, his work, his relationship to dance and how he revolutionized the discipline of animation by being true to himself.”

– Guillaume Côté

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Jack Bertinshaw in Frame by Frame. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

“Every film is a kind of dance.”

– Norman McLaren

NORMAN MCLAREN'S COLLABORATORS

GUY GLOVER (1910 – 1988)

Guy Glover was Norman McLaren’s life partner from 1937 until McLaren’s death. Glover was an actor and director in theatre and television in London in the 1930s and would be a significant influence on McLaren’s knowledge of and feelings about dance. Often a judge at ballet festivals, he played an important role in the establishment of Canada Council funding for professional dance in Canada. Glover became a senior producer at the National Film Board of Canada and would be the key sounding board for McLaren in the making of his three dance films: Pas de deux, Ballet Adagio and Narcissus

JEAN-PAUL LADOUCEUR (1921 – 1992)

Jean-Paul Ladouceur, a graduate of l'École des beaux-arts de Montréal, was one of the first young artists hired by Norman when he founded the NFB Animation Studio in January 1943. He would become famous as one of the two protagonists, along with Grant Munro, in McLaren's celebrated Neighbours. He held many positions at the National Film Board of Canada and CBC Radio-Canada, including animator, designer, presenter and screenwriter and was also a celebrated visual artist.

GRANT MUNRO (1923 – 2017)

Grant Munro was a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He was a protégé of Norman McLaren and collaborated closely with him on several of his films, most famously in Neighbours where he played one of the two protagonists. He was one of the earliest and longest-serving members of the National Film Board of Canada, making films full of innovation and wit, which have influenced other filmmakers.

Top: Guy Glover (c. 1980s). Photo by Ron Diamond. Bottom: Jean-Paul Ladouceur and Grant Munro on the set of Neighbours (1952). Photos courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

JOHN GRIERSON (1898 – 1972)

Scotsman John Grierson is known as the father of the social documentary and he also coined the term “documentary”. In 1938, Grierson came to Canada to advise the Canadian government on film policy. One consequence was the National Film Board of Canada and Grierson would be the first commissioner. In the war years, Grierson created the ethos that still drives the National Film Board of Canada and has made it a major world force in documentary and animation film. Grierson believed that one could be both “a public servant and an artist.” He discovered McLaren as a student in Glasgow and brought him to Canada in 1941.

EVELYN LAMBART (1914 – 1999)

Evelyn Lambart was a Canadian animator and director with the National Film Board of Canada. She was Norman McLaren’s filmmaking partner for 21 years, collaborating on films such as Begone Dull Care, A Chairy Tale, Rythmetic and Mosaic. She also made several of her own films and perfected the animation technique of hinged metal cut-outs made from lithograph plate which she would then paint and animate. Lambart used this technique in seven award-winning films.

MAURICE BLACKBURN

(1914 – 1988)

Maurice Blackburn was a Canadian composer, who composed a multitude of scores for the National Film Board of Canada films, some for Norman McLaren. Experimental by nature, his soundtracks took many forms including musique concrete. Blackburn composed the music for McLaren’s animation film Blinkity Blank in 1954 which won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In this, the score was built around the element of chance in the performance.

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Top: John Grierson looking at a poster produced by Art Director Harry Mayerovitch (1944). Middle: Evelyn Lambart drawing for the film Forteress Japan (1944). Bottom: Maurice Blackburn (1945). Photos courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

LUDMILLA CHIRIAEFF (1924 –1996)

Ludmilla Chiriaeff is popularly considered the godmother of ballet in Québec. A dancer, choreographer and teacher, she founded Montréal’s Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and Académie des Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1958, followed by l'École supérieure de danse du Québec in 1966. She choreographed for several shows on CBC Television in the 1950s and was the choreographer of Norman McLaren’s ground-breaking film Pas de deux in 1966. Of collaborating with McLaren, Chiriaeff memorably said, “When you work with McLaren, you enter Norman’s Land.”

OSCAR PETERSON (1925 – 2007)

Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the world’s greatest jazz pianists and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career spanning more than 60 years. Norman McLaren’s 1948 film Begone Dull Care was created, to quote McLaren as “a visual expression of the spirit of Peterson’s music.”

RENÉ JODOIN (1920 – 2015)

René Jodoin, whom Norman McLaren labelled “the National Film Board of Canada philosopher” joined the Board in 1943. Another protégé of McLaren, he was an animation director who worked in the Board’s original animation unit and Science Unit, until he founded the Frenchlanguage animation studio of the National Film Board of Canada in 1966. A teacher by temperament, he made vibrant films on geometry and the jet engine that fulfilled John Grierson's dictum of being both public service and art. Jodoin also produced the first computer-made films at the Board.

MARGARET MERCIER (1937 – )

Margaret Mercier is a celebrated Canadian actress and ballet dancer and was featured in Norman McLaren’s film Pas de deux. She danced with London’s Sadler’s Wells (later The Royal Ballet), Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and The Joffrey Ballet among others. She is also a renowned teacher and has taught at the Royal Ballet School, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and The Royal Danish Ballet.

VINCENT

WARREN (1938 – 2017)

Vincent Warren was an acclaimed Canadian ballet dancer and teacher. He was featured in Norman McLaren’s film Pas de deux and worked with McLaren on all the tests for his film Narcissus. For both McLaren and Warren, there was a profound meeting of minds. Warren danced with Metropolitan Opera Ballet from 1957 to 1959 and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1961 where he danced for 18 years. After his distinguished stage career, Warren became widely known and respected as a historian and archivist and was celebrated as a leading figure in the Canadian dance world.

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Opposite page: Top: Oscar Peterson (1946). Middle: René Jodoin (c. 1980). Bottom: Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1954). Photo by Henri Paul. This page: Top: Margaret Mercier (1963). Photo by Zachary Freyman. Bottom: Vincent Warren in Catulli Carmina (1969). Photo by Jack Mitchell. Photos courtesy of Bibliothèque de la danse Vincent-Warren and the National Film Board of Canada.

CAST

Norman McLaren

Pioneering animator and filmmaker

Jack Bertinshaw (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Spencer Hack* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Guy Glover

McLaren's life partner

Kota Sato* (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Alexander Skinner* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Grant Munro

McLaren's protégé, featured in many of McLaren’s films, including Neighbours

Albjon Gjorllaku* (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Jason Ferro* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

John Grierson

Founder of the National Film Board of Canada and McLaren’s mentor

Trygve Cumpston (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Teagan Richman-Taylor (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Oscar Peterson

Jazz pianist and composer whose music

McLaren used in Begone Dull Care

Wellesley Robertson+

Evelyn Lambart

Animation pioneer and McLaren’s collaborator

Hannah Galway* (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Jeannine Haller* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Tirion Law* (Jun 8, 11)

Maurice Blackburn

Film composer and collaborator

Harrison James (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Ben Rudisin (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Larkin Miller (Jun 8, 11)

Ensemble

René Jodoin

Fellow animator and McLaren’s collaborator

Noah Parets* (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Josh Hall* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Isaac Wright* (Jun 8, 11)

Ludmilla Chiriaeff

Choreographer for McLaren’s film

Pas de deux and founder of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

Chelsy Meiss (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Selene Guerrero-Trujillo (Jun 3 mat, 4, 8, 9, 11)

Margaret Mercier

Celebrated actress and featured dancer in McLaren’s film Pas de deux

Alexandra MacDonald* (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Genevieve Penn Nabity* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Chelsy Meiss* (Jun 8, 11)

Vincent Warren

Featured dancer in McLaren’s film

Pas de deux, collaborator on McLaren’s film Narcissus

Harrison James (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 10)

Ben Rudisin* (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Larkin Miller* (Jun 8, 11)

Anna-Marie Holmes

Featured dancer in McLaren’s film Ballet Adagio

Calley Skalnik (Jun 2, 3 eve, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Brenna Flaherty (Jun 3 mat, 4, 9)

Ross Allen, Jack Bertinshaw, Isabelle Bratt, Trygve Cumpston, Jason Ferro, Brenna Flaherty, Hannah Galway, Albjon Gjorllaku, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Spencer Hack, Josh Hall,

Jeannine Haller, Kathryn Hosier, Harrison James, Miyoko Koyasu, Tirion Law, Sophie Lee, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Larkin Miller, Arielle Miralles, Emma Ouellet, Noah Parets, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Clare Peterson, David Preciado, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Wellesley Robertson+, Ben Rudisin, Kota Sato, Jenna Savella, Calley Skalnik, Alexander Skinner, Christopher Waters, Isaac Wright

All casting subject to change.

* Debut + Guest Artist

SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES

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 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. As an arts executive, he has led a variety of arts institutions in the US, including The Warner Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Boston Ballet. 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 international executive dance leadership in 2015. In Canada, Barry was a member of the Coordinating Committee for Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, where he chaired the working group responsible for the development of a nationwide Code of Conduct for the Live Performing Arts. He currently serves as a member of the Steering Committee for the Canadian Arts Coalition and as a member of the Advancement Committee for the International Society of Performing Arts.

David Briskin is recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors and has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor since 2006. 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 three years with New York City Ballet. He served for 13 years as conductor for The Juilliard 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. Earlier this season, he served as Music Director for the Nureyev Legend and Legacy Gala in London which was filmed for Marquee TV and screened in cinemas across Japan. David recently led an all-star cast, including Cynthia Dale and Eric McCormack, in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music at Koerner Hall. He has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in North America and abroad including Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, as well as Calgary, Manitoba, and Opera Carolina, among others.

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Hope Muir Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor Steve Blanchet Creative Director & Designer

Multidisciplinary artist, Robert Lepage is an actor, a director, a playwright and a stage director. Hailed by international critics, his original, contemporary and unusual works, inspired by recent history, transcend borders and challenge the standards of scenic writing, particularly through the use of new technologies. His most significant works include plays The Seven Streams of the River Ota and The Dragons’ Trilogy; solos The Far Side of the Moon and 887; operas The Damnation of Faust and Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle; multimedia works The Image Mill and The Library at Night; Peter Gabriel’s The Secret World Tour and The Growing Up Tour; and Cirque du Soleil’s KÀ and TOTEM. Robert’s most important awards include Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Stanislavsky Award, Prix Europa, Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Glenn Gould Prize and he was made Compagnon des Arts et des lettres du Québec.

Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate of The National Ballet of Canada, Guillaume Côté is a choreographer of unique vision and talent. His work for the National Ballet includes Frame by Frame, Le Petit Prince, Being and Nothingness, Venom and the short film Lulu, which won Best International Short Film at the 2020 Milan International Film Festival. Other work includes Fractals: a pattern of chaos for ProArteDanza (2011) and PHI for Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (2021). He choreographed the short films Lost in Motion and Lost in Motion II, that have garnered over 8.3 million views online. Guillaume founded his own company Côté Danse in 2021. For Côté Danse, he created Touch, an immersive experience that incorporated projections, technology and dance and Crypto, which has toured across Canada. He is Artistic Director of Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, one of the largest summer dance festivals in the country. In 2021, Guillaume was appointed a Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec for his significant contribution to the arts in Québec.

Steve Blanchet has been working in the field of Arts and Culture for 25 years. From 1996 to 2013, he served successively as Artistic Director and Creative Director for Cossette Agency. A number of his social campaigns have received both national and international acclaim. He began collaborating with Ex Machina in 2005 with the creation of the largescale outdoor video projection The Image Mill (2008). He followed up as designer of Robert Lepage’s one-man-show 887 and as Creative Director and Co-designer of the virtual reality, immersive exhibition The Library at Night. In recent years, he has worked as Creative Director for various productions including Shakespeare’s Coriolanus at Stratford Festival, Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute at the Québec Opera Festival, Robert Lepage’s one-man-show Courville and, most recently, The Riopelle Project. Various collaborations and numerous short films, shows and publications punctuate his career path.

Antoine Bédard is a composer and sound designer from Montréal whose practice is as diverse as the artistic projects he has contributed to over the years. His works can be found in animation films, documentaries, public art installations, contemporary dance productions, sound walks, circus shows, museums exhibitions, podcasts and more. Antoine has composed original music for over 40 theatre plays across Canada, including Quills (Ex Machina, 2015) and Coriolanus (Stratford Festival, 2018), both directed by Robert Lepage. Since working on Frame by Frame, he has become a regular collaborator of Guillaume Côté’s, creating the score for his works in Touch (Anymotion Productions) and PHI (Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet). Antoine was invited to represent Québec at the 2023 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

Robert Lepage Director Guillaume Côté Choreographer Antoine Bédard Composer & Sound Designer

Christian Fontaine finished his stage design studies at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Québec City in 1987. Since then, he has worked with several companies as stage and lighting designer. Recently, he helped create, among others, the set for Waiting for Godot (Théâtre de la Bordée) for which he received the Jacques-Pelletier Award, Magic Flute (Opéra de Quebec), Les Misérables (Le Capitole) and he co-designed the set for Quills (Ex Machina) with Robert Lepage. Since 2009, Christian has taught stage design at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec.

Michael Gianfrancesco’s set and costume designs for theatre, musical theatre, opera and dance have been seen across Canada, Europe and the United States. His multifaceted designs include period, contemporary, conceptual and site-specific work. He has worked in repertory with Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival and has designed productions for Canadian Opera Company, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Opera Atelier, Rossini Opera Festival, Canadian Stage Company, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Citadel Theatre, Centaur Theatre, Theatre Calgary, The Grand Theatre and Tarragon Theatre, among others. Recent productions include Jasper at Signature Theatre (Off-Broadway), Chicago at Stratford Festival and Just to Get Married at Shaw Festival. He designed the set for the world premiere of Rufus Wainwright and Daniel McIvor’s opera Hadrian at Canadian Opera Company. In 2015, Michael’s set design for Cabaret at Shaw Festival was featured at the Prague Quadrennial for Performance Design and Space.

Étienne Boucher has designed the lighting of more than 100 theatre, dances, musical and opera productions, constantly reinventing his lighting syntax. He has collaborated on many occasions with the following stage directors: René Richard Cyr, Serge Denoncourt, Dominic Champagne and Brigitte Heantjens. Since 2004, he’s been working with Ex Machina and director Robert Lepage on collaborations which include La Celestina in Spain, Lipsynch on an international tour and The Rake’s Progress, a co-production between five opera houses from around the world. He also created the light design for Le Rossignol, presented in Aix-en-Provence, Lyon and Brooklyn, Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM and Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He has also worked on productions such as Robert Lepage’s The Nightingale and Other Short Fables as well as Roger Waters’ Another Brick in The Wall

Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy designed projections for Robert Lepage’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung and Rufus Wainright’s Hadrian, directed by Peter Hinton, both for Canadian Opera Company. He has also worked on Who Is We, directed by Daniel MacIvor for Art of Time Ensemble, Ex Machina’s Sommet Technologique, CBC, The National Ballet of Canada, Canadian Stage Company, The Joffrey Ballet, Carbone 14 and many others, for over 30 years. Laurie-Shawn’s work has been supported by numerous grants and awards from Canada Council, Ontario Ars Council, Toronto Arts Council and Laidlaw Foundation, as well as corporate sponsors since 1985. In 2011, Laurie-Shawn was honoured with the Toronto Culture Champion designation by the Mayor of Toronto, in part for his volunteer work as Chair of UrbanArts Community Arts Council. UrbanArts engages youth and our diverse community in arts programs and leadership skills development.

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Christian Fontaine Set Designer Michael Gianfrancesco Costume Designer Étienne Boucher Lighting Designer Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy Projection Concept Designer

A graduate of the production program at the National Theatre School of Canada, Thomas Payette has been collaborating with numerous creators as a multimedia designer and creative director for many years. He has taken an active role in the creation of works by renowned companies and artists such as Ex Machina, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, The National Ballet of Canada, Robert Lepage, Sylvain Émard, Guillaume Côté, Virginie Brunelle, Martin Messier and Kaiji Moriyama. He has been involved as artistic director and media art curator on large-scale events like LVLUP and Grands Feux du Casino Lac Lemay. In 2015, he co-founded Mirari, a multidisciplinary creative studio that create spaces, installations and works that transform the way people see the world. He is also member of the board of XN Québec and a teacher at the National Theatre School of Canada.

Thomas Payette / Mirari Video Designer

Claudia Gendreau has designed numerous theatrical productions since graduating from the Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Quebec in 1999. She has been a company member of Nuages en pantalon, a Québec City-based company, since 2001. As a creator, she likes to contribute to the development of projects from their genesis, exploring at each step all visual aspects of the production. Many of her designs have been seen at the Theatre du Trident, among them Charbonneau et le chef, which was awarded best scenic design at the Prix d'Excellence in 2010. Other productions include a set design for Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges (2014) for the Opera Festival of Quebec. For Ex Machina, she designed the props for Needles and Opium, Hamlet/ Collage, both created in 2013, as well as The Seven Streams of the Ota River (2019).

Jeff Morris Stage Manager

Born and raised in Toronto, Wellesley Robertson was first bitten by the performance bug when he was very young and has been performing ever since. Wellesley considers himself to be a mover and has a background in acrobatics, physical theatre, breakdance, puppetry, clown and circus arts. An accomplished performer, he has also trained in improv (The Second City Conservatory graduate and Diversity Fellowship participant, The Assembly and Bad Dog Theatre Company). He has performed on stages all over the world, from San Francisco to London, Bahrain to New Zealand and many locations in between. Frame by Frame marked the fourth project that he has worked on with Robert Lepage and Ex Machina, the others being The Tempest (Thomas Adès), Needles and Opium and The Nightingale and Other Short Fables (Canadian Opera Company), and most recently a new project called Courville

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

Claudia Gendreau Prop Designer Wellesley Robertson Guest Artist as Oscar Peterson

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.

Born in Włocławek, Poland, Michael Lewandowski studied technical theatre production at York University, Toronto. His work for The National Ballet of Canada includes The Nutcracker, The Winter’s Tale, New York tours of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale and the Washington tour of The Winter’s Tale Other dance credits include Fall for Dance North. Theatre work includes the world premiere and UK tour of ‘da kink in my hair (Toronto Fringe Festival & Hackney Empire), The Pillowman (Canadian Stage Theatre) and Drystreak (Grand Theatre). Select past opera credits include War & Peace, Death in Venice, Carmen, La Bohème, Elektra, Il Trovatore, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Dialogues des Carmélites, Hansel & Gretel, Cinderella, La Serva Padrona & The Nightingale and Other Short Fables (Canadian Opera Company). For television, he has been the floor director for Canadian Country Music Awards, and Indspire Awards. Select festival work includes Just for Laughs, Luminato and Westfest.

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. Crum held the position from the company’s inception in 1951 to 1984, when he was appointed Music Director Emeritus. The Orchestra was led by Ermanno Florio from 1985 to 1990. Ormsby Wilkins was Music Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 2006. The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra has toured extensively with the company through Canada, the US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and has recorded two CDs of Michael Torke’s compositions for The Contract (The Pied Piper) and An Italian Straw Hat. The Orchestra made their concert debut at Koerner Hall on April 3, 2012, in celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary.

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Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager Michael Lewandowski Assistant Stage Manager Artists of the Ballet in Frame by Frame. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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

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

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

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

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 an anonymous donor

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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 an anonymous donor

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

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 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

LEADERSHIP 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. (April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023)

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 Hal Jackman Foundation

The Producers’ Circle

Founding Chair, Sandra Faire

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

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

Tim & Frances Price

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont

Valerie & Hunter Thompson

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, expand the company's repertoire and inspire artists and audiences.

Gail & Mark Appel

John & Claudine Bailey

Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns

Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance

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 Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C.

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 Genevieve Penn Nabity

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Principal Dancer Heather Ogden

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

Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C.

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

YOU dance

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

YOU dance is a constellation of initiatives that introduces and celebrates ballet as a means of creative self-expression. These donors generously support the workshops, performances, residencies and livestreams that encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts.

Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen

Ballet Club Relevé

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

Fatima Laher

The Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund

The Robert & Joan Shatilla Education Fund

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

Mary & Graham Hallward

William & Ruth Herridge

Anne & Charles Morison

L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation

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

John & Susan Rose

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

David A. Seville & Grace Castaneda

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. (April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023)

Burgundy Legacy Foundation in Honour of David Macdonald

Estate of Horst Albert Herbert Dantz

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance

Geoffrey W. Fulton

George & Maxine Goldberg

Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens

Ronald M. Haynes

Mr. William R. Herridge

Richard & Martha Hogarth

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

Dancer Wellness

Nancy and William Logan

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Morrison Family Foundation

Estate of Vida Peene

Ms. Sabine Schleese

Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla

Ann D. Sutton

Marje Virro

Estate of Diana St. B. Weatherall

Mrs. Vivien M. Wu

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

Lynda Hamilton

Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation

The McLean Foundation

Special Gifts

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.

Production Supporter

John & Claudine Bailey

The International Competition for

The Erik Bruhn Prize

The Slaight Family Foundation

Share the Magic Underwriter

Esprit de Corps

Tim & Frances Price

The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund

Rolex Canada Ltd.

The Lawrence Schafer Foundation

Share the Magic Supporter

Anonymous

One Anonymous Lady

The Estate of Helen Allen Stacey

Special Needs Initiatives

The H. John McDonald Foundation

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.

CreativAction

The Corps de Ballet comprises more than half the company and requires great coordination and precision. These donors are supporting the talent and promise of the dancers in the Corps de Ballet.

Diana Billes

Jeanie A. Davis

Indra & Rags Davloor

Sydney Davloor

Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael

Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik

Geoffrey W. Fulton

Mr. William C. Harker & Mrs. Anne Harker

Krista Kerr

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

Alison & J. Bruce McDonald

Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett

Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin

Linda & Kevin O’Leary

Victor & Bernice Royce

The Sabourin Family

Michele & Ryerson Symons

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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. (April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023)

$25,000 and above

Sylvie Allard & Brian O'Keefe

Gail & Mark Appel◊◊

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell◊

Pamela & Paul Austin◊◊

The Azrieli Foundation

John & Claudine Bailey◊◊

Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊

Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen◊

Anne-Marie Canning◊

Terence Clarkson & C. Van de Graaff

Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊

John Covington Jr and Robert Lukey

Mrs. & Mr. Jack Creed

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

Jeanie A. Davis◊◊

Indra & Rags Davloor◊

Estate of Dierdre de Langley Wright

Catherine & Ian Delaney

George & Kathy Dembroski◊◊

Ms. Laura Dinner and Mr. Richard Rooney◊

Sherry Taylor Drew◊◊

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊◊

Estate of Veneta Elieff

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

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.◊◊

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊

Ms. Taanta Gupta◊◊

Nona Heaslip, C.M.◊◊

Mr. William R. Herridge◊◊

Rosamond Ivey

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

Estate of Arline Lynda Kettle◊◊

Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊

Fatima Laher

Anne & David LeGresley◊

Mona & Harvey Levenstein◊◊

Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C.◊◊

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.◊◊

The H. John McDonald Foundation

Estate of Margaret E. McKelvey◊◊

The McLean Foundation◊◊

Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊

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◊

Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊

Sandra Simpson◊

Michelle & Duncan Sinclair

Devida & Derek Smith

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada◊◊

Estate of Diana St. B. Weatherall

Valerie & Hunter Thompson

The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

Lucy White*◊

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◊

David & Kathryn Cottingham◊

Council For Canadian American Relations

Ms. Deborah Cumming◊

Geoffrey W. Fulton

Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael

Mrs. and Mr. John Grant◊◊

Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens◊◊

Lynda Hamilton◊

Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan◊◊

Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊

Estate of Nancy Mary Elizabeth Johnston

Ms. Krista Kerr◊

Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊

Nancy and William Logan◊◊

Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin◊

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

Anne & Charles Morison◊

Melanie Munk◊

John & Susan Rose◊

Ms. Deborah Scott◊◊

LJ Nagel & Stan Solomon◊

Michele & Ryerson Symons

Estate of Vida Peene

David A. Seville & Grace Castaneda

Dr. Hugh Siddall◊

Lenore Walters◊◊

One Anonymous Donor

$10,000 – $14,999

J.B. Alderman◊

The Blidner Family Foundation

Estate of David Cullen◊◊

Mr. JJ Dayot & Mr. Rick Schiralli

The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation◊◊

Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik

Mary & Graham Hallward◊

Mrs. Anne Harker and Mr. William Harker◊

Brian Hodges & Robert Paul◊

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊◊

The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊◊

Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊

Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊

Alison & J. Bruce McDonald◊

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

Ms. Sabine Schleese

Tony Scott-Fisher◊◊

Marion Soloway◊

Mrs. Frances M. Stretton◊◊

Marje Virro◊

Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊

Two Anonymous Donors

$7,500 – $9,999

Diane Blake & Stephen Smith◊

Mary & John Crocker◊◊

Ms. Flora Do◊

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

Mr. George Goldberg

Ronald M. Haynes◊◊

Ms. Honor McLachlin

Ted Murata

Dr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊

Ms. Helen Ziegler

One Anonymous Donor

$5,000 – $7,499

Elana Metter & Stephen A. Adler

Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊

Ms. Lindy Barrow◊

Gillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊

Ms. Marielle Bryck

Burgundy Legacy Foundation

Elizabeth Burridge

The Canavan Family Foundation◊

Margaret & John Casey◊◊

John Church◊

Ann and Ross Dobbin

Maureen & James Dunn◊

Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards

Ms. Cecil Fennell◊

Geoffrey W. Fulton◊

Dr. Ricardo Gomez-Insausti

Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Gore

Carol Gray◊◊

Ginette Hamel* & Cliff Trollope

The Hylcan Foundation

Rosamond Ivey◊◊

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

Estate of Diane Kernohan◊◊

Ms. Tammy Klein

Gurney Krantz Charitable Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊

Mr. Ryan McNally

Mr. Leonard Molczadski

Mr. David Murray

Ms. Marianne Oundjian◊

Tim & Frances Price◊◊

Mr. Don Quach◊

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊

Noah Richler & Sarah Maclachlan

Esther Sarick◊◊

Mr. Greg Sharp◊

Stephen & Jane Smith◊◊

Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊

Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊

Kristi Stangeland◊

Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊

Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊

Mark and Kim Surchin◊◊

Tesari Charitable Foundation

Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊◊

Three Anonymous Donors

Jackman Foundation◊◊

Ms. Ishrani Jaikaran

Norman Jewison, C.C.◊

Julia Kankis

Mr. Saleem Kassum◊◊

Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation◊◊

Mr. Ron Lalonde and Ms. Jane Humphreys

Ms. Annick Lapotre◊

Susan Levesque

Ms. Valerie Lockerbie◊

Harriet MacMillan

Judy Manji◊◊

Ms. Eleanor McCain◊◊

Marcia McClung◊

The National Ballet celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Patrons' Council, a group of passionate and generous donors.

$3,000 - $4,999

Yeti Agnew & Christopher Birt◊◊

Catherine J.T. Allgood◊◊

Mr. James Anok & Mr. Daniel Brereton

Robin Anthony◊

Ms. Debra J. Appleton◊

Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊

Ms. Yveline Audemars & Mr. Humberto Rivero◊

James Austin & Hans Eppenberger◊◊

N. Beilstein & A. Lee◊

Ms. Michele Berg

Mr. John R. Birkett◊◊

Miss Becka Borody

Beth Borody

Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊

Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊

Dr. Ian & Mrs. Brindle◊

Margaret Brock◊◊

Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊◊

Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊

Miss Emilie Cushman

Jane Darville & Dr. Skip Bassford C.M.◊

Ms. Anne Davidson◊

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis◊◊

Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & John Young◊

Henry Dinsdale & Diane Wherrett

Judy Dunn◊

M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland◊◊

Joanne Eidinger◊

Mr. Joseph Fantl & Ms. Moira Bartram◊

Eileen Farrow

Helen Feng & Alice Song

Ms. Catriona Ferguson & Mr. David Safran

Ms. Sarah K. Ferreira

M. Patricia Fischer◊◊

Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊

Ken & Linda Foxcroft◊◊

Bronwen Gates◊◊

Daniel Gauthier

Heather V. Gibson◊

Judy & David Goodings◊◊

Ms. Vanessa Grant & Mr. Philip Street

Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊

Timothy & Jacquelyn Hack

Mr. John Hagan

Mrs. Beverly Hargraft◊◊

Nancy Haston

Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊

Ann Hogarth◊◊

Nancy Holland◊

Christopher E. Horne, Esq.◊

Barry Hughson* & Ashley Hughson

Mr. James F. Ingalls

Katherine J. Baxter

Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊

Mrs. Anna Binet

Anstice Blom◊◊

Susan M. Borden◊◊

Mr. Matthew Boylan

Mr. Jonathan Briggs

Julia & David Briskin*◊

Barbara Brownlee◊◊

Mrs. Donna Brownlee◊

Ms. Janet Bulger◊

Ms. Helen Burstyn, C.M.◊

Anthony Camisso

Jane Campbell & John McLeish◊

Mrs. Faye McDermid

Patti McFarlane◊◊

Jim & Sylvia McGovern◊◊

Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊

Kathleen Metcalfe◊

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Derry◊

Mr. Noel Mowat◊

Petra & Lionel Newton

Michael & Nina Overbury◊◊

Ms. Laurie Pallett◊◊

Mrs. Julia Pankratz◊◊

Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊

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

Sonya Rabeneck

Dr. & Mrs. G.R. Rastegar◊

Diana Reitberger*◊

Mrs. Jennifer Revelle◊

Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊

Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin Hamilton◊

Mr. James Robertson & Mr. Jim Scott

Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊

Elaine M. Roper◊◊

Mr. Geoffrey Rytell◊◊

Mr. Go Sato◊◊

Ms. Ann Savege◊

Sheilah Scrocchi

Mr. John B. Simcoe

Cathy Spoel

Joel Stevens◊

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Tam

Eli Taylor◊

Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊

Cynthia Caron Thorburn & Craig Thorburn◊

Denise Ireland & Harry Underwood

Dianne Vanstone

Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein◊

Ms. Margaret M. Walker

Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden◊◊

Karen Wierucki*◊◊

Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊

Mrs. Nan Wiseman

Mrs. Sharon Wright◊

Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊◊

The Young Family Foundation

Maria T. Zakos◊◊

Veronica Zufelt◊◊

Four Anonymous Donoors

$2,000 – $2,999

Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊◊

Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊

Gregory & Irene Aziz◊◊

Mr. Paul Barber

Winifred Barclay◊◊

Mr. Scott Barnum & Ms. Nadya Tymochenko◊

Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊

Ms. Linda Campbell◊◊

Canada Gives

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◊

Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊

Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊

Ms. Lisa Conway

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◊◊

Sandra Dow*

Ingela & Scott Dudley

Dudley Family Fund◊◊

Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn Stadtegger

Lynn Eakin◊

Ms. and Mr. Doone Estey

Ms. Judith Edmondson◊◊

Joan Farano◊◊

Catherine Fauquier◊◊

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◊

Mark & Louise Golding◊◊

Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊

Ms. Susan Greenbloom◊

Ms. Sandra Ruehlow & Mr. Wayne Haase

Michael & Rita Hafeman◊◊

Elizabeth Hallerman

Katherine Halpenny & Sean Smith◊

Alayne Kato-Hamilton & Malcolm Hamilton◊◊

Ms. Malle Harris◊◊

Ms. Naomi Harris◊◊

Stephen & Marion Hart

Mr. Jason Heayn & Ms. Andrea Venneri◊

Mary & Arthur Heinmaa

Mr. Peter Hendrick◊

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Avril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊

Ms. Dora Ho

Mr. Ronald Holgerson◊

Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊◊

Ms. Azadeh Houshmand

Joanna Ivey* & Lorne Babiuk◊◊

Mrs. Pennie R. Jevnikar◊◊

Mr. Greg Johns◊

Mrs. Ann Kadrnka◊

Ms. Miriam Kagan◊

Dr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel

Ms. Henriette Katz◊

Ms. Susan Keen◊◊

Mr. Kagan Kerman◊

Ms. Krista Kerr◊

Miss Maggie Koabel

Mrs. Dorothea Kostecki

Jennifer Kropac & Kevin Law

Ms. Catherine Lace◊

Brett Ledger & Patricia Olasker

Linda K. Lee◊

Paul A. Lee, K.C. & Jill Maynard◊◊

Dr. Calvin Lei◊◊

Dr. Tin Leung

Ms. Judy Linton

Dr. Charlene Linzon & Geoffrey Shulman◊

Dr. Nancy Lockhart C.M.◊

Dr. Geoffrey M. Lusignan

Dawn Maruno◊◊

Janice May◊◊

Ms. Nicola Mayer

Ms. Marci McDonald

Mrs. Yvonne McGregor

Virginia & Peter McLaughlin

Ms. Catherine McMillan◊

Ms. Margaret C. McNee◊◊

Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊

Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds◊

Ms. Voula Michaelidis

Ms. Jean Miller Harding◊

Nancy Miller & Glen Ireland◊

Clive & Fran Minto◊◊

Ms. Bernadette Morra◊

Morrison Family Foundation

Neil & Prue Morrison◊

Ms. Marina Nawrocki

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nesker◊◊

Ms. Carol Newall◊◊

Ms. Judith O'Callaghan

Ms. Sandra Odendahl

Graham & Janet Parkinson◊◊

Dr. Michael Partridge & Dr. Sudha Rajagopal◊

Ms. Lisa Pearson

Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer◊

David Phipps & Gary Myers

Mr. Ryan Poppa

Powis Family Foundation◊

Dr. Linda Rabeneck & Dr. Catherine Campbell◊

Ms. Rani Rahman Jamieson

Mr. Robert Raizenne◊

Carol & Morton Rapp◊

Lorna Reevely

Dr. Devon Richardson

Cee Cee & Bruce Robertson

The Rogan Foundation

David Ross & Audrey Loeb

Mr. & Mrs. Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss◊◊

Mrs. Lesley Rowan

Mr. Reza Satchu & Ms. Marion Annau

Paul J. Savard◊◊

Ms. Diane Schmidt◊

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

Charles Seminerio*◊

Mrs. Dorothy Sjogren◊◊

Mrs. Joan Sohn◊◊

Ms. Amanda Song

Dr. Myra Sourkes◊◊

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

Dr. John Stanley & Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊

Ms. Astrid Stec◊

Ann D. Sutton◊◊

Dr. Daphne Taras

Ms. Catherine Thomson◊◊

Bonita & Walter Thornton◊

Maureen & Philip Tingley◊◊

Mr. Quentin Toderick and Mrs. Eva Sorbara-Toderick

Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊

Mrs. Nicola Tory◊

Mr. Alex Tosheff◊

Jon & Olga Voigt◊

Natalie Warner

Judy & Graham Weeks◊◊

Mrs. Ruth Wheler◊◊

Ms. Martha Wilder◊◊

Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Willis

Mrs. Lorrie Willson

Ms. Brooke Wilton

Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊

Peri Wiseman

Durhane Wong-Rieger◊

Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊

Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊

Four Anonymous Donors

FRIENDS' CORPS

This wonderful community of donors supports the National Ballet's work onstage, behind the scenes and in the community.

$1,500 – $1,999

Dr. Matthew Bagdan

Ms. Elspeth Bowler

Ms. M.J. Breithaupt◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Freda Brender◊◊

Leslie Buskard◊

Mrs. Amanda Crichlow

Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊

Mr. Fred Hurlbut & Ms. Catherine Barlow◊

Dr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel◊◊

Ms. Michelle Knight

Richard Lefebvre* & Steve Murray

Yuanqing Li

Amy McMullen* & Andrew McMullen

Flora Macdonald◊◊

Mr. Maurice McNamara

Mrs. Stephanie Meredith◊◊

Mrs. Barbara A. Priscus◊

Dr. Gail Robinson

Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊

Peter & Susan Restler

Diane and Joseph Rosenthal◊◊

Ms. Dawn Rowe

Dr. Lynne Thurling◊

Mrs. Aleesha Valentine

Mr. Luke Windisch◊

P. Madeleine Wong◊

Mr. Morden Yolles

Two Anonymous Donors

$1,000 – $1,499

Michelle Adamski

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Anastasiades◊◊

Ms. Adriana Arevalo

Ms. Amanda Rae Arseneau

Tim Badgley◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. John Balmer◊◊

Carol Barber

Barret Family Foundation◊

Ms. Elizabeth Black◊◊

Dorothy Novotny Brandenburg◊

Karen Brookfield◊◊

Wendy Brown

Alan Bruce

Rev. Canon Michael Burgess◊◊

Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy◊◊

Mrs. Janis Chodas

Ms. M.C. Clancy◊◊

Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊

Ms. Lynne Colman◊

Mr. Douglas Coughlin

Maija Dale◊◊

Professor K. G. Davey◊◊

Mr. Steven D. Donohoe◊◊

Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊

Ms. Valerie Dunlop

Mr. David Eastaugh

Ms. Susan Eastwood◊

Leilah Edroos◊◊

Ms. E.L. Ellins◊◊

Mr. Irving Bernstein◊

Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊

Russell C. Finch

CJ Fitzgerald

Mrs. Rosario Flores◊

Ms. Nancy Fung◊

Ms. Lisa Gignac

Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊◊

Mrs. Catherine Graham◊

Ms. Rosemary Grant◊

Mrs. and Mr. Marion Green◊

Ms. Sandra L. Green & Ms. Mary Stephenson◊

Frances Greenwood◊ Charles Greiner◊

Elisabeth Handler◊

In memory of Nik Radosevic

Mr. Daniel Hoffman & Ms. Loretta Degasperi

Ms. Gillian Humphreys◊◊

Mr. Adrian Ishak

Ms. Ishrani Jaikaran

Dr. Nina Josefowitz◊

Dr. Joshua Josephson◊

Ms. Judith Kennedy

Ms. Mary Anne Klamut

Ms. Brenda Lachance & Mr. Peter Lanskail

Janet Lamb◊◊

Lea Anne Leavens◊◊

Mrs. Hazel Lefebvre

Connie & Peter Mak◊◊

Mr. Jonathan and Bev Matthews

Fred Mattocks & Susan Kelly

Dr. Hooley McLaughlin

Ms. Maria Mesaros

Ms. Catherine McMillan◊

Dr. Goldie Morgentaler

Ms. Tracy Mulder◊

Heather Mundell◊

Mr. Keith Nash

Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊

Mrs. Margaret Nightingale◊

Ms. Cindy Nowina

Dr. Jean O'Grady◊

Ed & Lou Pamenter◊◊

Robyn Parets & Joel Lehrer

Ian & Michelle Pearce

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Penn

Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊

Nina & Terry Picton◊◊

Mr. Frank Piddisi◊

Mr. Francis Pope

Mark Prince

Mrs. Elinor Ratcliffe, C.M. O.N.L(hc)◊

Mr. Eddy Reitberger◊

Meghan Robertson◊

Joel Sachs

Ms. Marlies Schlichting◊

Ms. Sandra Shaul

Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊

Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊

Ms. Ibolya Smith◊◊

Ms. Louise Smith◊

Elaine Solway◊◊

Mr. Timothy Spain◊

Mr. Paul Straatman and Mr. Shane Toland

Dr. Olga Streltchenko

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊

Mr. Almos Tassonyi & Ms. Maureen Simpson◊

Gloria Thompson

Ms. Jennifer Tory◊◊

Gail Vanstone◊

Lyn M. Westwood◊◊

Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊◊

Ms. Catherine Yolles

Five Anonymous Donors

$500 – $999

Agg Family Giving

Vanessa Alexander◊

Dr. Vina Alexopoulou

Mrs. Lyla Allan◊◊

Ms. Noreen Arnold

Ms. Karen Atkin◊◊

Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊

Michael Barkley & Gary Burrows◊◊

Earl and Elizabeth Barnsley◊◊

Ms. Jacqueline Bart

Ms. Brenda Becker

Christopher & Christina Begy◊◊

Ms. Roberta Benson and Jennifer Young

Ms. Lynn Bevan◊

Violet W. Bielski, K.C.◊

Tom Bilenkey◊◊

Ms. Binks and Mr. Collier◊

Kim Birchard & Carol Dorman◊◊

Ms. Katherine Bischoping◊◊

Ms. Brenda V. Blackstock & Mr. James Darroch

Dr. and Mrs. Ian Blumer◊◊

Staunton Bowen

Christopher Bredt & Jamie Cameron◊◊

Mrs. Johanna Brett◊

Ms. Josy Britton◊◊

Barry Brown

Ms. Stephanie Brown

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Brownlow◊

Ian & Jenny Burns◊◊

Ms. Michele Bussieres

Dr. Brian Butler◊

Kathleen Butterfield◊

Mr. and Ms. Anthony Campea◊

Ms. Kathryn Carver◊

Ms. Carly Chalmers

Mr. Alexander Chapman◊

Mrs. Beverley Chernos◊

Ms. Michelle Christian

Mr. Maurice J. Clement◊◊

Zane & Joan Cohen◊◊

Ms. Judith C. Cole◊

Mrs. Sydne Conover Taggart◊

Ms. Lynn Copeland◊◊

Mrs. Katherine Corlett◊

Mrs. Joy Coupey◊

Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊◊

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◊◊

Mrs. Saira Deen-Zammit◊◊

Ms. Reva Devins

Lynne DiStefano

Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell◊◊

Robert T.C. Dolan◊

Mrs. Lilliana Dominguez◊

Louise & Jeffrey Eason◊

Elcan Ridge Foundation

Mrs. Catherine Erkorkmaz

Margaret Fairman◊

Joan A. Farlinger◊◊

Ms. Kristen Farn

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. Devra Freedman◊◊

Mrs. Kathy Freeman◊

Mr. Robert & Mrs. Beverley Galamaga◊◊◊

Dr. Peter Galko◊◊

Ms. Pamela Gallagher◊◊

Ms. Wendy Glover◊

Ms. Nancy Goldsborough

Mr. David Goluboff & Ms Sue-Anne Fox

Mr. Richard Goodman◊◊

Mr. Laurent Goulet◊◊

Dr. Noelle Grace◊

Ms. Enid Grant◊

Estate of George Grant◊

Dr. Lorne Greenspan & Ms. Donna Cohen

Ms. Cathryn Gregor

Laura Groos

Colin Gruchy◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Carol Hara◊

Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊

Ms. Sherry Hatton◊

Ms. Mary Heather◊◊

Caroline L. Helbronner◊

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. Elizabeth Howson◊◊

Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊

Miss Deborah Ivison

Ms. Louise Jacques

Miss Karen & Mrs. Linda Javorski

Ms. Judith Jensen

Ms. Sylvia Jones◊

Mrs. Lorraine Kaake◊

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◊

Mr. Carl Knipfel◊

Ms. Deborah L. Knuff

Mr. Donald Koo

Heli Kopti◊◊

Catherine Kourkounakis◊

Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew Gotowiec

Dr. Milos Krajny

John and Ann Lang◊◊

Karen Lapointe◊◊

Miss Nancy Lavalle

Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊◊

Ms. Catherine Lazier◊

Ms. Josee Ledoux

Dr. Valentia Lee-Brotherton◊

Dr. Connie Lee

Duane Lee

Mr. Yakov Lerner◊*

Claire LeVern Delves

Ms. Dawn Loucks◊

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. Karen MacKinnon

Ms. Tracy MacMaster◊

Ms. Sylvia Main◊

Miss Laurie Markus◊◊

Ms. Joanna Martin◊◊

Marcia S. Martin◊◊

Mrs. Pilar Masciocchi

Ms. Mokry & Mr. Mason

Mrs. Christine Mcallister

Ms. Barbara and Martin McCreath◊

Mr. David McCullum

Robin Melnick◊◊

Mr. Ulrich Menzefricke◊◊

Ingrid & Dan Mida◊

Madam Justice Gisele Miller

Colin & Meta Mills◊◊

Lynne & Paul Milnes◊◊

Ms. Patricia Monger & Mr. Ralph Pudritz◊

Veena Mosur

Mr. Julian N. Mulock◊

Lily Ng

Ms. Lesley Nicholls

Mr. Liviu Constantin Nicolescu

Dr. Kirsten Niles

Ms. Janice Oliver◊

Ms. Anna Pace◊

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Alfred Page & Anne Donaldson-Page◊

Mr. Christopher Palin & Ms. Susan Middleton◊◊

Mr. Bruce Palmer

Ms. Marygail Parker

Ms. Lesley Paterson◊

PayPal Giving Fund Canada

Nicola Perpick & Alexandra Perpick◊

Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊

Elyssa Phillips◊

Mr. H R Martin Phills◊

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◊◊

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◊◊

Ms. Erika Samman

Mr. James Samuel◊

Dr. William Santo◊◊

Ms. Lynn Saunders

Turnout

(April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023)

Aspire ($1,200 and above)

Mr. Simon Beck

Marie-Pierre Bélanger◊

Ms. Marielle Bryck

Ms. Sydney Davloor

Classic Plus ($600)

Mr. Tim Dafoe

Flora Do◊

Mr. Geoffrey Fulton◊

* Artists and Staff

◊ Donor for 10 or more years

Ms. Therese Sauriol

Dr. Michael Sayer◊

John & Susan Shaw

Dr. Jeff Sherman

Mrs. Christine Simpson◊◊

Ms. Miriam Skey◊◊

Dr. Anita Small

Mr. Robert Smith◊

Ms. Elsie Sparks◊◊

Ms. Jane Spicer

Jane Spooner◊◊

Ms. Harriet H. Stairs C.M.◊◊

J.M. & Elaine Steiner◊◊

Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊

Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊

Mr. David Stephenson◊

Mr. & Ms. Alan Stewart◊

Ms. Sharon Stibbard◊

Mrs. Louise Stokes◊◊

Styles Family Foundation

Ms. Tara Styles

Dr. Doris Sutherland◊

Mr. Paul Tam

Mr. and Mrs. Herb Tanzer

Ms. Terry Tator◊

Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊

Ms. Margaret Taylor-Sevier

Tony and Caley Taylor Family Fund at Toronto Foundation

Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊

Ms. Wendy Trainor◊

Mrs. H. Tregenza◊◊

Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊

Mr. Berton Ung◊

Paul & Alison Uys◊◊

Dr. Robert Vagners◊◊

Ms. Rachel van Geest

Doug Van Hamme & Margaret Britnell◊◊

Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊

Mr. Robert Vanderloo◊

Ms. Evelyn Veale

Martin Wade & Daniel Larocque

Mr. W.D. Waite◊◊

Mr. Alan Walker

The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Anne Harvey◊

Mr. John Walter◊◊

Mrs. Germaine Warkentin, C.M., F.R.S.C

Ms. Melanie Webb

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weppler◊

James Whitaker

Mary and Douglas Wilson◊

Hastings & Irene Withers◊

Mr. William Wray & Family◊

Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊◊

Mr. Paul Zevenhuizen*

Nine 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.

Ms. Katherine Ferreira

Mr. Christopher Kelly

Miss Vicky Luo

Ms. Elizabeth McNeil

Mr. Nicholas Melymuk*

Julia Mohajer

Steven Morga

Mr. Daniel Moulton

Jennifer Nagy

Mrs. Maggie Rei

Ted Baker Canada

One Anonymous Donor

Emad Ghattas

Ms. Anastassia Lavrinenko

Miss Kristina Mikloska

Ms. Emily O'Keefe

Alysa Obertas

Kathy Robinson

Ms. Emily O'Keefe

Kathy Robinson

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

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CORPORATE SPONSORS

CELIA FRANCA SOCIETY

The Celia Franca Society is a celebrated community of donors who have included The National Ballet of Canada in their estate plans. Thank you, Celia Franca Society members, for your generosity and foresight. (As of March 31, 2023.)

Elaine J. Adair

Vanessa Alexander

Reid Anderson* & Dieter Graefe

Debra J. Appleton

Edgars & Selga Apse

Emily Arbic

John Bailey* & Claudine Bailey

Lynly & Trevor Bailie

Earl and Elizabeth Barnsley

Gillian & Kenneth Bartlett

Florence Sharpe Barwell

Katherine Baxter

Violet W. Bielski, K.C.

John R. Birkett

Yeti Agnew & Christopher Birt

Katherine Bischoping

Jane Blackstone

Gail Boire

Mary Bond

Becka Borody

Marnie Bracht

Douglas Bradley, Esq.

Freda & Allan Brender

Karen Brookfield

Reny Burrows

Jennifer Burton*

Pat Campbell

Suzanne Campbell

Virginia Campbell

Janet Casey

Olga Cerge

Professor Alfred L. Chan & Michael Farewell

Peng Chiang

Jane Darville & Dr. Skip Bassford

Elizabeth and Ted Davidson

Jeanie A. Davis*

Amanda Demers & Brian Collins

Reggie DesRoches

Denise Donlon

Sherry Taylor Drew*

Maureen & James Dunn

Judy Dunn

Judith Edmondson

Ardith Ekdahl & Elliott Whitby

Dena Feng

Gael Ferris

Beverley Flint

Alice H. Fox

Lorne Fox

Geoffrey W. Fulton

Kevin J. Garland*

Ann (Kadrnka) Garnet

Susan Gerhard

Peter A. Goulding & Frank Barry White

Laurent J. Goulet

Donald D. Grant

Colin Gruchy

Carol Guppy

Dr. Voldemars Gulens & Mrs. Brigita Gulens

Michael and Rita Hafeman

G. Michael Hale & C.N. Jacobsen

Joan E. Hart

Dr. Ronald M. Haynes

Peter Hendrick

W.R. Herridge*

Lewis Hertzman

James Hewson

Daniel & Loretta Hoffman

Ann Hogarth

Christopher E. Horne, Esq.

Margo Howard

Joan F. Ivory, C.M.*

Isabel & Alan Jackson

Elsa Jackson

Ishrani Jaikaran

Agnes Jenkinson

Greg W. Johns

Stephen Johnson

Robert D. Johnston*

Ron & Nancy Johnston

Leslie Jones

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

Mitchell Kamiel & Dr. Caroline Newman

Saleem Kassum

Marisa Kelly*

James Kerr & J. Linden Best

Krista Kerr*

Janet Kim

Elmer Rob Koppel

Kathryn Kossow

Andrea C. Kovats

Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg

Karen Lapointe

Samuel Laredo

William (Grit) Laskin, C.M. and Judith Laskin

Peggy Lau

Richard Lefebvre*

Monique Lemonnier

Ann Lenchak

Mary Jo Little

Valerie Archambeau Lockerbie

Nancy and William Logan

Chung-Yee Loo

Janice Waud Loper & Dr. Warren McKinnon

Doug Lowry

Jerry Lozinski* & Joan Lozinski

Carole Lusby

Dr. Geoffrey Lusignan

Sarah Macdonald & David Macdonald*

Tim MacDonald* & Michelle Morin

Polly K. A. MacFarlane

Tracy MacMaster

Anne Martin

Sue Matthews*

Janice May

Marcia McClung*

Barbara McKenney

Virginia McLaughlin

Hélène & Ray McLenaghan

Catherine McMillan

Sylvia M. McPhee

Nojan Medinei

Julie Medland* & Ted Medland

Stephanie Meredith

Elizabeth Metcalfe

Sigmund & Elaine Mintz

Jessica Moes*

Anne & Charles Morison

Sylvia Murray

L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon

Marina Nawrocki*

Janis Neilson*

Laurie Nemetz*

Kiem Lan Njoo

Tony Sylvestre & Lisa North

Dorothy M. Parr

Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer

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

Archie Platt

Dr. Linda Rabeneck

Dr. John Reeve-Newson

Peter Reeve-Newson

Diana Reitberger*

Eddy Reitberger

Glenn Renecker & Jens Rodberg

Margaret Riggin*

James Robertson & Jim Scott

Chris Robinson

Dr. Dale Robinson & Dr. Tania Bruno

Edye Rome-Webster

Victor & Bernice Royce

Arden R. Ryshpan

Marie Angela Sampson

Mary E. Sarjeant

Paul J. Savard

Richard Ira Saxe

Christine Scott

Rochelle Silverberg

Kerry Skinner & David Wistow

Katharine Smith

Robert Smith

Larry S. Snyder

Karen Sparks*

Carolyn & Gordon Ste. Croix

Astrid M. Stec

S.M.S.

Cheryl E. Stephenson

Frances M. Stretton

Mark & Kim Surchin

Ann D. Sutton

Ronald Taber & Rowland Galbraith

Judith Tait

Veronica Tennant, C.C., LL.D, D. Litt*

Catherine Thomson

Nicholas Tomiuk

Lennox Toppin*

Diane Torney

Robin Vaile Robinson*

Marje Virro

Francine Walsh

Lenore Walters*

Germaine Warkentin, C.M., F.R.S.C.

Ruth Watts-Gransden

Lyn Westwood

Karen Wierucki*

Jill C. Willard

Jill & Geoffrey Williams

Murray Winger

E. Anne Wingfield & Leonard Wilgus

P. Madeleine Wong

Ainslie Wood

Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs*

Vivien M. Wu

Paul Zevenhuizen*

Veronica Zufelt*

96 Anonymous Donors

* Current and Former Artists, Staff and Board Members

NAMED FUNDS

The National Ballet of Canada is grateful for the commitment and dedication of those who have established a Named Fund within the Endowment Foundation. With these Named Funds, each donor is creating a lasting legacy to the art of ballet and, when desired, is directing their gift to one of the company’s strategic priorities. (As of March 31, 2023.)

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 Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund

The Maxine Goldberg Fund for Apprentices

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

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Artists of the Ballet in Frame by Frame. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

STAFF

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

American Friends of The National Ballet of Canada

Chair

Gerry Frauwirth

Jessica Moes

Amy Spina-Johnson

UK Friends of The National Ballet of Canada

Chair

Nancy Miller

David Banks

Kathleen Crook

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

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

EDI Partners

Phil Chan

Final Bow for Yellowface

Theresa Ruth Howard

MoBBallet

Charles C. Smith

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario

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

Jurgita Dronina

Michael Faigaux

Greta Hodgkinson

Kevin Pugh

Piotr Stanczyk

Sofiane Sylve

Tatiana Tchernova

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

Claire Brown

Patty Pedersen

Receptionists

Rochelle Gomes

Sarah Johnsen

Alannagh Maciw

Marissa Radman

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

Communications Manager

Kate Dresser

Archivist and Digital Asset Manager

Katie Wilson

Video Editor, Web and Digital Media Manager

Sean Leonard

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

Brittany Pleshcan

Dancer Wellness Programme

Director of Dancer Wellness

Marla Pichler

Company Sports Medicine Physicians

Dr. Michael Clarfield

Dr. Ryan Eardley

Company Orthopaedic Surgeons

Dr. Norah Matthies

Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

Company Athletic Therapists

Paul Papoutsakis

Barb Paraskevakos

Gian-Luca Perfetti

Company

Physiotherapists

Ginette Hamel

Patrick Lavoie

Company Massage Therapists

Cesar Cruz

Ron Mulesa

Danielle Tobias

Company Psychiatrists

Dr. Pat Colton

Dr. Carla Edwards

Clinical Social Workers/ Psychotherapists

Tammy Baruch

Lesley Lustig

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 Operations

Leah Heidenheim

Senior Manager, Development Communications

John Hart

Senior Writer

Caroline Dickie

Officer, Development Communications

Rhea Daniels

Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships

Rebecca Hodge

Coordinator, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships

Zoe Favrin

Officer, Special Events

Jessica Worosz

Manager, Patrons’ Council

Nicholas Melymuk

Officer, Major Gifts

Kelsey Muldoon

Officer, Turnout & Patrons’ Council

Marisa Kelly

Officer, Friends’

Corps & Ballet365

Joanne Kwok

Officer, Legacy Giving & Endowment Foundation

Amy McMullen*

Specialist, Donor Engagement

Sandra Dow

Officer, Prospect Research

Nipun Kudalkar

Data Analyst

Sara Motalebi

Gift Management Coordinator

Lucy White

Intern, Development Communications

Lidia Haderaj

Intern, Special Events

Frieda Gervacio

Education and Community Engagement

Senior Manager, Education and Community Engagement

Lisa Robinson

Director, In Studio

Kate Kernaghan

Associate, Education and Community Engagement

Sakhshi Khanduja

Senior Teaching Artist

Annemarie Cabri

Dance Educator/ Teaching Artist

Manpreet Singh Virdi

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

Lawrence Puig

Willie Santiago

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

Michael Lewandowski

Lighting Coordinator

Jeff Logue

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

Assistant Property Supervisor

Christina Hantos

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

Tailor

Marvin Schlichting, Felson Tailors

Assistant to Cutters

Susan Howse

Resident Stitcher

Lisa Novielli

Stitchers

Victoria Arnold

Karen Donaldson

Karen Hancock

Ilana Harendorf

Samara McAdam

Cindy Rusak

Paul Schofield

Deanna Willings

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

Assistant Milliner/ Wardrobe Assistant

Kira Duff

Production Travelling Crew

Head Carpenter

Jim Nutt

Head Electrician

Ashley Rose

Property Master

Michael Ellenton

Head of Sound

William Fallon

Assistant Carpenter/ Flyman

Scott Clarke

Assistant Carpenter

Cory Hudson

Assistant Electricians

Ron Gorveatt

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

* On Leave

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JEAN-PAUL LADOUCEUR (1921 – 1992)

GRANT MUNRO (1923 – 2017)

JOHN GRIERSON (1898 – 1972)

EVELYN LAMBART (1914 – 1999)

MAURICE BLACKBURN

LUDMILLA CHIRIAEFF (1924 –1996)

OSCAR PETERSON (1925 – 2007)

RENÉ JODOIN (1920 – 2015)

MARGARET MERCIER (1937 – )

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CAST

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Selene Guerrero-Trujillo

LEADERSHIP GIVING

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Esprit de Corps

COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT

FRIENDS' CORPS

CELIA FRANCA SOCIETY

NAMED FUNDS

STAFF

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