nutcracker - Royal Winnipeg Ballet

NUTCRACKER
DEC 19 - DEC 28 / 2015
Choreography Galina Yordanova & Nina Menon | Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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artistic director
ANDRÉ LEWIS
executive director
JEFF HERD
artists
AMANDA GREEN
DMITRI DOVGOSELETS
SOPHIA LEE
LIANG XING
JO-ANN SUNDERMEIER
YAYOI BAN
YOSUKE MINO
SARAH DAVEY
ELIZABETH LAMONT
ALANNA MCADIE
TRISTAN DOBROWNEY KOSTYANTYN KESHYSHEV JOSH REYNOLDS
EGOR ZDOR
KATIE BONNELL
CHENXIN LIU
SARAH PO TING YEUNG
LIAM CAINES
THIAGO DOS SANTOS
JAIMI DELEAU
ANNA O’CALLAGHAN
YOSHIKO KAMIKUSA
MANAMI TSUBAI
TYLER CARVER
LUZEMBERG SANTANA
STEPHAN POSSIN
RYAN VETTER
JESSE PETRIE
PHILIPPE LAROUCHE
SAEKA SHIRAI
YUE SHI
AMY YOUNG
senior ballet master
JOHNNY W. CHANG
music director & conductor
TADEUSZ BIERNACKI
ballet masters
TARA BIRTWHISTLE VANESSA LAWSON
JAIME VARGAS
guest ballet master
CAROLINE GRUBER
school
director ARLENE MINKHORST
principal,
recreational division
KELLY BALE
interim principal,
recreational division
NICOLE KEPP
principal,
professional division
SUZANNE ANDRÉ
director,
aspirant program
STÉPHANE LÉONARD
director,
teacher training program
JOHANNE GINGRAS
director of production
MICHAEL FREEMAN
production stage manager Assistant Stage Manager
INGRID KOTTKE
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TO OUR AUDIENCE
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet is delighted
to welcome you to this season’s production
of Nutcracker. Returning to the stage this
year after a successful debut last year. Hazel
the Polar bear and her twelve cubs. These
cute and cuddly cubs are performed by RWB
School Recreational Division students, giving
twenty four more students the opportunity to
perform every year in the Company’s largest
production of the year alongside RWB’s
skilled Company dancers.
This year’s acclaimed production of the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker will also
welcome some new guests to the stage,
performing walk-on roles. We welcome CTV’s
Eleanor and Terri “Miss Lonely Hearts” of
the Winnipeg Free Press, MKO Grand Chief
Sheila North Wilson, Wab Kinew and more!
The Verba Ukrainian Dance Company will
also bring the stage to life with the energetic
high kicks and colourful costumes of the
Ukrainian culture.
ANDRÉ LEWIS I Artistic Director
We’d like to gratefully acknowledge the
support of our Premier Sponsor, Great West
Life, and our Performance Partner, Perth’s
Drycleaners. The generosity and support
of our valued sponsors, donors, volunteers
and subscribers allows the RWB to continue
to teach, create and perform outstanding
dance.
We hope that you will also share our
upcoming Going Home Star – Truth and
Reconciliation National Tour with your
friends and family. The RWB will be touring
this powerful piece from January 28 – April
9, 2016 to Ottawa, Kingston, Burlington,
Toronto, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Banff,
Kelowna, Victoria, Nanaimo, and Vancouver.
Thank you for making Nutcracker a part of
your holiday tradition. We thank you for your
support and wish you a wonderful evening.
JEFF HERD I Executive Director
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CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET GRATEFULLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING:
Premier Sponsor:
Partner Sponsor:
RWB School Student PHOTO: Réjean Brandt Photography
Media Sponsors:
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NUTCRACKER
CHOREOGRAPHY................................................Galina Yordanova, Nina Menon & RWB Artistic Staff
MUSIC...............................................................................................................Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
COSTUME DESIGN...............................................................................................................Paul Daigle
SCENIC DESIGN...........................................................................................................Brian Perchaluk
LIGHTING DESIGN..................................................................................................Michael J. Whitfield
LENGTH..............................................................................................................2 hours, 4 minutes
CHARACTERS
ACT I
THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Clara
Ana Mekvabishvili 19m, 20 m, 22 e, 28e
Hannah Smith 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
Jo-Ann Sundermeier 19m, 21e
Chenxin Liu 19e, 22e
Yayoi Ban 20m, 23e
Alanna McAdie 28e
Yoshiko Kamikusa 27m
Clara’s parents
Sarah Davey 19m, 21e, 27m
Elizabeth Lamont 19e, 22e, 28e
Jo-Ann Sundermeier 20m, 23e
Dmitri Dovgoselets 19m, 21e, 27m
Josh Reynolds 19e, 22e, 28e
Liang Xing 20m, 23e
Julien, Drosselmeier’s nephew
Michel Lavoie 19m, 20 m, 22 e, 28e
Joshua Phillips 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
The Nutcracker prince
Liang Xing 19m, 21e
Dmitri Dovgoselets 19e, 22e
Josh Reynolds 20m, 23e
Yosuke Mino 28e
Luzemberg Santana 27m
Clara’s Friends
Alanna McAdie 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Yoshiko Kamikusa19e, 22e, 28e
Chenxin Liu 19m, 21e, 27m
Saeka Shirai 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28
Anna O’Callaghan 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Manami Tsubai 19e, 22e, 28e
Her Grandmother
Sophia Lee
Stephan Possin 19m, 21e, 27m
Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 28e
Luzemberg Santana 20m, 23e
Dieter
Alexander Luke 19m, 20m, 22e, 28e
Nathaniel Ritter-Magot 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
Ryan Vetter 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Philippe Larouche 19e, 22e, 28e
Fritz
Yosuke Mino 19m, 21e, 27m
Stephan Possin 19e, 22e, 28e
Yue Shi 20m, 23e
Their Parents
Julia Jones-Whitehead Amy Young
Jesse Petrie
Josephine, Clara’s Aunt
Elizabeth Lamont 19m, 21e, 27m
Jo-Ann Sundermeier 19e, 22e, 28e
Sarah Davey 20m, 23e
Edouard, Josephine’s fiancé
Tristan Dobrowney 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m
Egor Zdor 19e, 22e, 28e
Drosselmeier, Clara’s Godfather
Thiago Dos Santos 19m, 21e, 27m
Liam Caines 19e, 22e, 28e
Kostyantyn Keshyshev 20m, 23e
Jaimi Deleau 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Katie Bonnell 19e, 22e, 28e
Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Liam Caines 20m, 23e
Egor Zdor 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Tristan Dobrowney 19e, 22e, 28e
Tyler Carver Brandon Lockhart
Filbert the Bear
Katie Bonnell 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m
Jaimi Deleau 19e, 22e, 28e
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CHARACTERS
Butler
Philippe Larouche 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Ryan Vetter 19e, 22e, 28e
Madeline Bez, Liliya Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen,
Jordan DePina, Mako Ayata, Shae-Lynn Martin
Maids
Morgan Thiessen & Jordan DePina
Hazel the Polar Bear
Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19m, 21e, 27m
Thiago Dos Santos 19e, 22e, 28e
Liam Caines 20m, 23e
CLARA’S DREAM
Polar Bear Cubs
Children
Evil Sorcerer
Luzemburg Santana 19m, 21e
Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Stephan Possin 20m, 23e
ACT 2
THE KINGDOM
Bats
Mako Ayata, Madeline Bez
Shae-Lynn Martin, Liliya Bazhan
Sugar Plum Fairy
Sophia Lee 19m, 21e, 27m
Katie Bonnell 19e, 22e, 28e
Sarah Davey 20m, 23e
THE BATTLE
Angels
Children
The Mouse King
Stephan Possin 19m, 21e, 27m
Luzemberg Santana 19e, 22e, 28e
Yosuke Mino 20m, 23e
Army of Mice
Julia Jones-Whitehead, Madeline Bez,
Liliya Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen, Mako Ayata,
Jordan DePina, Jesse Petrie, Shae-Lynn Martin
Soldiers & Mounted Police
Yue Shi 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Stephan Possin 20m, 23e
Josh Reynolds 19m, 21e, 27m
Thiago Dos Santos 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e
Tristan Dobrowney, Egor Zdor, Tyler Carver, Ryan
Vetter, Philippe Larouche, Brandon Lockhart
THE MAGICAL FOREST
Snowflake Soloists
Elizabeth Lamont 19m, 21e, 27m
Anna O’Callaghan 19e, 22e, 28e
Alanna McAdie 20m, 23e
Chenxin Liu 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m
Sarah Davey 19e, 22e, 28e
Snowflakes
Anna O’Callaghan 19m, 20m, 21e, 27m, 23e
Elizabeth Lamont 19e, 22e, 28e
Yoshiko Kamikusa 19, 21e, 22e, 28e
Diane Saller 20m, 23e, 27m
Katie Bonnell, Manami Tsubai, Jaimi Deleau,
Sarah Po Ting Yeung, Amy Young, Jesse Petrie,
Saeka Shirai, Julia Jones-Whitehead,
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Waltz of Flowers Soloists
Elizabeth Lamont 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Jaimi Deleau 20m, 23e
Josh Reynolds 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Tristan Dobrowney 20m, 23e
Manami Tsubai 19m, 21e, 27m
Yoshiko Kamikusa 19e, 22e, 28e
Alanna McAdie 20m, 23e
Ryan Vetter 19m, 20m, 21e, 27m, 23e
Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 28e
Amy Young19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Saeka Shirai 20m, 23e
Stephan Possin 19e, 20m ,22e, 23e, 28e
Luzemburg Santana 19e, 22e, 28e
Anna O’Callaghan 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e
Jesse Petrie 19e, 22e, 28e
Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19m, 21e, 27m
Tyler Carver 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e
Waltz of Flowers Corps de Ballet
Julia Jones-Whitehead, Madeline Bez, Liliya
Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen, Jordan DePina
Jesse Petrie 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m
Katie Simpson 19e, 22e, 28e
Shae-Lynn Martin, Mako Ayata, Diane Saller
Anna Benko, Isabella Pisapia, Meghan Lynch
Spanish
Jaimi Deleau 19m, 21e, 27m
Yayoi Ban 19e, 22e, 28e
Sophia Lee 20m, 23e
Katie Bonnell 19m, 21e, 27m
Sarah Davey 19e, 22e, 28e
Sarah Po Ting Yeung 20m, 23e
Arabian
Sarah Davey 19m, 21e, 27m
Sarah Po Ting Yeung 19e, 22e, 28e
Katie Bonnell 20m, 23e
Liam Caines 19m, 21e, 27m
Egor Zdor 19e, 22e, 28e
Thiago Dos Santos 20m, 23e
Chinese
Saeka Shirai 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e
Chenxin Liu 20m, 23e
Russian
Verba Ukrainian Dance Company:
Johanna Chabluk Kiersten Knysh
Leanna Lohre 19m, 19e, 20m, 21e
Emilia Radawetz 19m, 19e, 20m, 21e
Jennifer Doroniuk 22e, 23e, 27m, 28e
Kristina Washchyshyn 22e, 23e, 27m, 28e
Mikhas Chabluk Paul Doroniuk
Jared Laberge Makar Storoschuk
Grand Pas de Deux
Clara and the Nutcracker Prince
All casting subject to change.
CHILDREN’S ROLES
CAST A PERFORMANCES
Angels Katherine Wang, Hannah Montgomery,
Ame-Raeya Crouch, Kaleigh Bristol-Valdez,
Ami Wilson, Charlotte Smith, Morley Anderson,
Stella Heng
CAST B
Dec 19 Evening
Dec 21 Evening
Dec 23 Evening
Dec 27 Matinee
Party Children Savannah Thiessen, Julie Byoun,
Aisha Weedon, Inez Mayberry, Skylar Thiessen,
Joshua Sinclair, Hayden Davis-Peters
Mice Sunyoung Park, Daniela Hernandez,
Mayumi Tolentino, Tunteya Stoller
Mounties Charlie Buehler, Jeffrey Robins,
Aminah Marchenski, Elizabeth Kolodziej
Polar Bears Madisyn Graham, Cebastian Silva,
Calla Dhominique Santos, Yzabelle Juayang,
Hazel Adams, Portia Ireland, Aidan Robins,
Fikayo Raji, Sophie Robidoux, Ariel Escalona,
Adyson McKernan, Violet Bell
Angels Anneliesse Gasmen, Angela Wang,
Stacey Dacayanan , Mia Fontaine,
Sophie Elliott-Boothe, Alexa Bresler, Sarah Froese,
Sarah Shing
MUSICAL GUESTS
The RWB would like to thank the Winnipeg
Boys’ Choir, the Winnipeg Girls’ Choir, and the
Winnipeg Children’s Choir for participating in these
performances:
Dec 19 Matinee, Evening WCC
Dec 19 Matinee
Dec 20 Matinee
Dec 22 Evening
Dec 28 Evening
(WCC - Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, Carolyn Boyes, Director)
Party Children Ava Skromeda, Zoe Gagnon,
Niki Powell, Dakota Harms, Enrique Cruz,
Cadyn Boss, Adam Kupiak
Dec 22 Evening WBC
Mice Dailia Martin, Jillian Everton, Aslan Nichols,
Yana Farova-Mills
Mounties Aksel Lawrie,
Miles Ehlers, Riley Anderson
Polar Bears Faith Barry, Nina Rico,
Zaydiens Dubois, Sophie Trickett, Sarah Moore,
Isaac Lavitt, Zachary Zegalsky, Claire Hodgson,
Kyria Jenkins, Angelina Stuve, Kezia Jenkins,
Naeem Piquemal
Dec 20 Matinee WGC
(WGC - Winnipeg Girls’ Choir - Tricia Penner, Director)
Dec 21 Evening WGC
Dec 23 Evening WCC
(WBC - Winnipeg Children’s Choir - Judy Urbonas, Director)
Dec 27 Matinee WCC
Dec 28 Evening WCC
Prior to the performance and during the
intermission, please enjoy some seasonal
favourites by various community musical groups
on the Piano Nobile. The RWB would like to thank
our musical guests for providing their special
brand of holiday music.
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SPECIAL MENTION
RWB principal pianist Donna Laube plays the Celeste (instrument) in Act II.
DANCE GUESTS
The RWB is happy to welcome the Verba Ukrainian Dance Company to this year’s Nutcracker. They will perform
alongside the RWB Company in the Act 2 Russian Dance.
WALK ON ROLES
DECEMBER 19 - 2:00 P.M. MATINEE
DECEMBER 21 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Eleanor Coopsammy (CTV Morning Live)
Terri Apostle (CTV Morning Live)
MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson
Lloyd the Intern (103.1 Virgin Radio)
DECEMBER 19 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
DECEMBER 22 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Constance Popp (Constance Popp Chocolatier)
Natalie Bell (PegCityLovely)
Chris D (ChrisD.ca)
Colin Ferguson (President of Travel Manitoba)
DECEMBER 20 - 2:00 P.M. MATINEE
DECEMBER 28 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Maureen Scurfield (Miss Lonely Hearts, Wpg Free Press)
Jenna Illchuk (Jenna Rae Cakes)
Ashley Illchuk (Jenna Rae Cakes)
Wab Kinew (Associate Vice-President,
Indigenous Affairs at The University of Winnipeg)
SYNOPSIS
SETTING
Christmas 1913, in a large Canadian home. It’s a prosperous time in a prosperous city whose population has
swollen with new arrivals. The First World War is still half a year away.
OVERTURE
‘Tis the night before Christmas and all through Clara’s house, everything and everyone is stirring - even the
mice! The people inside are getting ready for the big Christmas party - cooking and wrapping and dressing
and fussing. Outside, neighborhood boys play hockey on the street while friends and family start to arrive,
carrying armloads of presents and anticipating a marvelous event.
ACT 1 - SCENE I - CLARA’S BEDROOM
Twelve-year-old Clara is oblivious to all the noise and confusion. She’s dreaming in front of the mirror in
her bedroom, practicing her ballet steps. She wants to be perfect when she dances for her glamorous Aunt
Josephine, a singer who has traveled all the way from Montreal on the train. Mama interrupts. “Where is
the bow that I made for your hair?” she demands. “And where is Dieter?” Clara’s younger brother leaps
out of a large armoire, brandishing a toy sword. Grandmother Marguerite finds her way to the bedroom
and manages to calm everyone down. Things aren’t turning out the way Mama has planned; not even the
Christmas tree has been delivered. “But Mr.Drosselmeier promised to bring a tree!” She runs off to check
on things downstairs while Grandmother shows the children some favourite photographs of Christmas past.
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SYNOPSIS
SCENE II - THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mama, Papa and the butler are looking at the empty space in the big living room where the tree should be.
What kind of a Christmas party is this going to be? Among the guests filling the room is Aunt Josephine.
Resplendent in furs, she makes a grand entrance with her fiancé, Edouard, dashing in his military uniform.
At last! Mr. Drosselmeier carries in a tree. Clara suddenly feels shy when he introduces her to his
grandnephew, Julien. In no time at all, the tree is decorated and Clara has the honour of putting the star on
the very top. Suddenly, the first-ever electric Christmas lights illuminate the tree! Mr. Drosselmeier hands
out his presents, all enchanting. Dieter’s army of toy soldiers has now been augmented by Mounted Police.
Mr. Drosselmeier’s masterpiece goes to Clara - a beautifully hand-crafted Nutcracker. During Christmas
dinner, Clara slips away to admire her Nutcracker and imagines that he comes alive to dance with her. The
doorbell rings and a bear scurries in, admires the tree and dances happily with the Christmas toys. The
party breaks up in a flurry of dancing and silliness and romance. “Good night Everyone! Merry Christmas!”
SCENE III - BEDTIME
Clara falls asleep but is soon awakened by the terrifying Mouse King who is about to steal her beloved
Nutcracker. The clock strikes midnight.
SCENE IV - THE LIVING ROOM
Moonlight shimmers through the window and the room starts to change into something strange and new.
Clara finds Mr. Drosselmeier who tries to convince her that she has nothing to fear. Suddenly, before her
very eyes, the room and the Christmas tree begin to grow. Clara is attacked by scurrying mice while trying
to save her Nutcracker. The Nutcracker comes alive and chases the mice away. Dieter’s squadron of toy
soldiers and Mounted Police are now a living regiment and battle fiercely against the menacing mice with
cannons, swords and every ounce of cleverness they can muster. The battle takes a turn for the worse when
Fritz is wounded and the Nutcracker is shot by the Mouse King while attempting to help Dieter.
SCENE V - A MAGICAL FOREST
Finally, Clara defeats the Mouse King and begs Mr. Drosselmeier to help her wounded Nutcracker. It’s
only after Clara professes her love for Nutcracker that Mr. Drosselmeier can bring him to life again. The
Nutcracker was Julien all along and he is now a handsome prince. They walk hand in hand into a magical
pine forest, dancing under a sky filled with stars and the Northern Lights. Snow begins to fall. As the snow
falls, twelve polar bear cubs and one big bear playfully wander into the forest. The polar bears are happy
to find Clara and the Nutcracker Prince there, and bid them farewell as the Nutcracker Prince and Clara
depart to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s kingdom.
ACT II - SCENE I - THE KINGDOM
The Nutcracker Prince and Clara travel to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s kingdom, where adorable little angels
along with Mr. Drosselmeier help with the preparations for their arrival. The Sugar Plum Fairy gives Clara
and Prince Julien a very warm welcome and an elaborate ceremony ensues to honour them. Wonderful
dances from many different lands and many more delights are performed, reminding Clara of all the people
arriving every day to their country. In a beautiful pas de deux, the prince has the great honour of dancing
with Clara. She simply floats in time to the music. In a grand farewell gesture, all the inhabitants of the
magical land gather to bid Clara a happy journey home.
SCENE II - EARLY MORNING
When Clara wakes up, she is happy to be in her own bedroom. The Nutcracker stands proudly next to her.
Remembering her dream, she’s relived to see her big brother Fritz striding into the room, alive and well,
and announcing, “It’s snowing!” They bundle up, go outside and watch the snow fluttering down. It was the
best Christmas ever!
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BIOGRAPHIES
ANDRÉ LEWIS I Artistic Director
André Lewis has spent the majority of his career with Canada’s first
professional dance company, accepting the position of artistic director
in 1996. A native of Gatineau, Québec, Lewis began his dance training in
Ottawa before being accepted into the Professional Division of the Royal
Winnipeg Ballet School in 1975. He joined the RWB Company in 1979
where he enjoyed an accomplished career as a dancer for over ten years.
With Lewis at the helm, RWB has commissioned numerous blockbuster
ballets such as Mark Godden’s Dracula in 1998 and Moulin Rouge ® The Ballet in 2009. He was instrumental in the 1999 creation of a new
Nutcracker for the Company and in 2002, Lewis brought to Winnipeg the
thrilling and passionate Carmina Burana by Argentinean choreographer
Mauricio Wainrot. In 2012, Atlanta Ballet co-commissioned Twyla Tharp’s
titled Twyla Tharp’s The Princess & The Goblin. In 2013, New York choreographer Lila York’s full-length ballet
The Handmaid’s Tale was created as part of it’s 75th Anniversary Season, Lewis saw the creation of Going
Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation.
GALINA YORDANOVA I Choreographer
Galina Yordanova trained for nine years at Baku in the former USSR
and for five years with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow where she received
her Teacher’s Diploma in 1960. She holds diplomas in Choreography
and Teacher Training from the G.I.T.S. in Moscow. Yordanova was
Ballet Mistress of the Varna Norodna Opera in Bulgaria and also
worked extensively with the Ballet der Deutschen Oper, Berlin and with
companies in Madrid and Valencia, Spain and in Nagoya and Kyoto,
Japan.
In 1980, Yordanova began to spend a portion of each year in Winnipeg,
teaching at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Professional Division
Summer Session. Her expert teaching of the Russian style contributed
to the development of this teaching style in the RWB School Professional Division. In 1995, she joined
the artistic faculty full-time as Resident Guest Teacher. She worked extensively with the RWB dancers
to prepare them for the Company’s 1987 premiere of Swan Lake, which she staged in the Russian style.
For the RWB’s 1999/2000 season, Yordanova, along with Nina Menon, choreographed a new version of
Nutcracker for the Company which premiered in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre
on December 2, 1999.
NINA MENON I Choreographer
Nina joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet after graduating from The Royal
Conservatory of The Hague and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
Professional Division. As a member of the Corps de Ballet, she danced
numerous Soloist roles and in 1990 she made her choreographic debut at
the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s choreographic workshop. The success of this
ballet and others, plus the commissioning by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
of her popular ballet La Soif, led Artistic Director André Lewis to appoint
Nina Menon as Resident Choreographer.
Highlights of Nina’s residency included Drunken Butterflies, a ballet
choreographed to music by Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki.
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BIOGRAPHIES
This ballet explores the life of an immigrant family through dance and film. In 1999 Nina collaborated with
Galina Yordanova on the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s new version of Nutcracker, which premiered in Ottawa at
the National Arts Centre. Nina now lives in Montréal with life partner Mark Godden and their two sons. She
teaches ballet at Sheila Parkins Dance Academy and several Montessori schools. In her spare time she
loves to garden.
TADEUSZ BIERNACKI I Music Director and Conductor
Music Director and Conductor Tadeusz Biernacki was born in
Czestochowa, Poland where he began his music education at the early
age of four. He won the Karol Szymanowski competition in Warsaw in 1976
and earned his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the
Conservatory of Music in Katowice in 1978. Biernacki has toured Canada
extensively in solo and chamber music recitals. In 1983 he began his
association with the Manitoba Opera and in 1988 with the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet. He made his conducting debut with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
in 1992 and has since conducted a number of orchestra in Canada and
Internationally, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Calgary
Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa,
Cleveland Opera Orchestra (USA), Tessaloniki State Orchestra (Greece),
Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), and Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
He also conducted world premieres of Nutcracker, Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet, Wonderland, Svengali,
Princess and the Goblin, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation for RWB.
Biernacki branched out into composition with his one act opera Happy Campers composed for the Manitoba
Opera School Tour in 1997, and Charlies Kreuzfahrt, a full-length ballet commissioned for Stadtische Theater
Chemnitz in Germany. Biernacki maintains a busy schedule as pianist in solo and chamber recitals as well
as an accompanist for many opera singers. In addition to his position with the RWB, Biernacki is an Assistant
Music Director, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master of Manitoba Opera.
PAUL DAIGLE I Costume Designer
Paul Daigle has a first-hand understanding of the intricacies of designing
for dance. A graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Daigle went
on to perform for two seasons with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet prior to
launching his career in design in 1988.
In 1998, Daigle designed the scenery and costumes for Dracula. In 2003,
he went on to win the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association’s
Blizzard Award for best costume design for Guy Maddin’s film adaptation
of Godden’s Dracula. Daigle also designed the costumes for RWB’s
Nutcracker, which premiered at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre on
December 2, 1999. In 2003, Daigle created the scenery and costume
design of Godden’s full-length creation The Magic Flute.
Daigle has also created set and costume designs for Ballet British Columbia, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen,
Alberta Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal and Campañía Nacional de Danza in Mexico.
Paul’s accomplishments for designing scenery and costumes include the following: Alexei Ratmansky’s
The Fairies Kiss for the Kiev Ballet (1999), Atlantic Ballet theatre of Canada’s debut production of Figaro
(2002), Mark Godden’s Wonder Wild for Milwaukee Ballet (2009) and redesign of costumes for Angels in the
Architecture for Northern Ballet in Leeds, UK (2009). Most recently, Paul designed costumes for Hamilton’s
Theatre Aquarius’ production of The Rocky Horror Show, Mark Godden’s ballet Svengali, Milwaukee Ballet’s La
Bohéme, and RWB’s production of Going Home Star-Truth and Reconciliation.
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Roald Dahl’s
James and the
Giant Peach
Words and Music by Book by
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Timothy Allen McDonald
Dec 3-27
A magical, musical journey
for every family
Artistic Director: Pablo Felices-Luna
All seats $25! 204-942-8898 mtyp.ca
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BIOGRAPHIES
BRIAN PERCHALUK I Scenic Designer
Brian Perchaluk is a set and costume designer based in Winnipeg. Born
and raised in rural Manitoba, Brian graduated from the University of
Winnipeg and the National Theatre School of Canada and later went on to
apprentice at the Banff Centre.
Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects
His designs have been featured on stages across the country including
WITH
CHOREOGRAPHY
BYStage, Theatre
the Neptune Theatre,
Atlantic
Ballet Theatre, Canadian
Passe Muraille,
the
Grand
Theatre,
the
Blyth
Festival,
the National Arts
PETER QUANZ, STEPHANIE BALLARD,
Centre, Persephone Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects,
MARGIE
GILLIS
& GAILE
PETURSSON-HILEY
the Citadel
Theatre, The
Vancouver
Playhouse,
the Arts Club Theatre, the
Belfry Theatre and two seasons each at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals.
February 12 & 13, 2016 8:00 PM
In Winnipeg he has often
worked
for Prairie
Exchange, Manitoba
Gas
Station
ArtsTheatre
Centre
Theatre for Young People, Rainbow Stage, Le Cercle Molière, Manitoba Opera and the Royal Manitoba
Tickets available at: kathleenhiley.org
Theatre Centre, where he has designed more than forty productions.
MICHAEL J. WHITFIELD I Lighting Designer
Michael J. Whitfield has an extensive background in lighting design for
theatre, ballet and opera.
Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects
A native of Victoria, BC, Whitfield received his training in theatre at the
February 12 &13,
2016
8:00 PM
University
of Victoria,
Villanova University and the University of Illinois. In
Gas Station
Centre
1974Arts
he began
a long association with the Stratford Festival, where he
was for many years the Resident Lighting Designer and was responsible
Tickets: kathleenhiley.org
for the lighting design of a great variety of plays and musicals, including
The Mikado, Amadeus and King Lear. Whitfield has also been featured
at the San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera Company, Houston Grand
Opera, the Minnesota Opera, the Dallas WITH
Opera,CHOREOGRAPHY
the Welsh National Opera
BY
and for Canadian companies in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Hamilton,
PETER
QUANZ,
STEPHANIE
BALLARD,
MARGIE
GILLIS
&
GAILE
PETURSSON-HILEY
Edmonton, Calgary, Banff and Vancouver. His lighting has been featured at the Canadian Opera Company
for over 30 years where his designs included Wozzeck and Madama Butterfly.
In the world of ballet, Mr. Whitfield’s work has been represented by Alice and The Nutcracker at The National
Ballet of Canada, The Merry Widow for the American Ballet Theatre and Romeo & Juliet at the Finnish
National Ballet. For the RWB his lighting has also been seen in The Sleeping Beauty and Anne of Green
Gables.
Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects
February 12 & 13, 2016 8:00 PM
Gas Station Arts Centre
Tickets at: kathleenhiley.org
WORKS BY
PETER QUANZ, STEPHANIE BALLARD,
MARGIE GILLIS, GAILE PETURSSON-HILEY
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PRINCIPALS
Amanda Green
Hometown: Beaumont, AB
Year joined the RWB: 2004
Favourite ballet or role:
Serenade and
works by Joe Kanamori
Most admired growing up:
My sister
Jo-Ann Sundermeier
Sophia Lee
Home town: Pompano Beach, Florida
Year joined the RWB: 2003-2013 ...
rejoined this year.
Favourite ballet: Swan Lake and
Balanchine’s Serenade
A love other than dance:
Adventures with my soulmate
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Year joined the RWB: 2011
Favourite ballet or role:
Swan Lake
A love other than dance:
Drawing & painting.
Liang Xing
Hometown: Beijing, China
Favourite ballet: Onegin
A love other than dance:
My wife and children
Dmitri Dovgoselets
Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine
Year joined the RWB: 1998
Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance: Horseback riding
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SOLOISTS
Yayoi Ban
Hometown: Chiba, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2005
Favourite ballet or role: Giselle
Favourite food: Sushi of course!
& everything my husband cooks for me!
Yosuke Mino
Hometown: Kanazawa, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2002
Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance: Reading & food
SECOND SOLOISTS
Sarah Davey
Hometown: Waterdown, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2009
Favourite ballet: Swan Lake
Personal motto: Live and Learn
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Elizabeth Lamont
Hometown: Kitchener Waterloo, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2010
Favourite ballet: Giselle
Most treasured possession:
A necklace my dad gave me.
Alanna McAdie
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Year joined the RWB: 2011
Favourite ballet or role:
Kitri from Don Quixote,
Medora from Corsaire
A love other than dance: Music
SECOND SOLOISTS
Tristan Dobrowney
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Year joined the RWB: 2008
Favourite ballet or role: La Bayadère
Most admired growing up: Abbott and Costello
Josh Reynolds
Joined: 2015
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Favourite role : Blue pas and trio, Jirí Kylián’s
Return to a Strange Land
Most treasured possession: An inscribed
lighter given to me by best friend and partner
in life Jo-Ann Sundermeier
Kostyantyn Keshyshev
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Year joined the RWB: 2015
Favourite ballet: Giselle
Most treasured possession: My two cats
Egor Zdor
Hometown: Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Year joined the RWB: 2012
Favourite ballet or role: Manon
Favourite food: Pasta
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CORPS DE BALLET
Katie Bonnell
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2013
Favourite ballet or role: Emergence (Crystal
Pite), Four Last Songs (Rudi van Danzig)
A love other than dance: Cooking/baking
Yoshiko Kamikusa
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2013
Favourite role: Kitri from Don Quixote,
Odette/Odile from Swan Lake
A love other than dance: Anything that has
something to do with food!
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Jaimi Deleau
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Trained: RWB School
Year joined the RWB: 2014
Favorite ballet or role: Juliet from
Romeo and Juliet
Most treasured possession: A ring my
parents passed down to me
Chenxin Liu
Hometown: Chenzhou Hunan, China
Year joined the RWB: 2012
Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance: Cross stitch
CORPS DE BALLET
Liam Caines
Hometown: Kingston, NB
Year joined the RWB: 2007
Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & Juliet
Favourite poet: Shel Silverstein
Stephan Possin
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Year joined the RWB: 2012
Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & Juliet.
Aspiring to do the role of Romeo.
A love other than dance:
Video games.
Tyler Carver
Hometown:
Vancouver, BC
Trained: Goh Ballet,
San Francisco Ballet School
Year joined the RWB: 2014
Luzemberg Santana
Hometown:
João Pessoa Paraìba, Brazil
Year joined the RWB: 2012
Favourite ballet or role:
Don Quixote
A love other than dance:
Real football (soccer)
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CORPS DE BALLET
Anna O’Callaghan
Manami Tsubai
Sarah Po Ting Yeung
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Year joined the RWB: 2012
Most treasured possession:
My photo album
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2013
Favourite ballet or role:
Don Quixote
A love other than dance:
Shopping, baking and eating
Hometown: Hong Kong
My favourite role: The Lady of
the Camellias
Other love: Culinary Art
Thiago Dos Santos
Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
Year joined the RWB: 2008
Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake
Feels most inspired:
When I see young talent
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Ryan Vetter
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Year joined the RWB: 2013
Favourite ballet: Giselle
A love other than dance: My family
APPRENTICES
Jesse Petrie
Year Joined RWB: 2015
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Favourite ballet role:
Annie from Going Home Star
Most Treasured Possession:
A ring my dad gave me.
Saeka Shirai
Home town: Osaka, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2015
Favorite ballet: Giselle
A love other than dance: My family
Yue Shi
Philippe Larouche
Hometown: Laval, QC
Year joinedRWB: 2015
Favorite ballet: Swan Lake
Love other than dance: reading
Hometown: He Bei, Tang Shan
Year joined the RWB: 2015
Favourite ballet:
Don Quixote
A love other than dance:
Painting, Photography
Amy Young
Hometown:
Seattle, Washington
Trained: Pacific Northwest
Ballet School
Year joined the RWB: 2014
Candace Maxwell
Assistant Production
Stage Manager
Photos by : RÉJEAN BRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY
To view complete dancer bios and photos,visit RWB.ORG
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ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION STAFF
Johnny W. Chang
Tara Birtwhistle
Vanessa Lawson
Hometown:
Shanghai, China
Year joined the RWB:
Principal dancer in 1992,
Ballet Master in 2002
Favourite ballet or role:
Giselle, Dracula,
Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance:
Cooking and reading.
Hometown:
Sherwood Park, AB
Year joined the RWB:1991
Favourite ballet or role:
Lucy in Dracula,
Juliet in Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance:
Horseback riding
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Year joined the RWB:1997
Favourite ballet or role:
Giselle
Values most in her friends:
Compassion
Jaime Vargas
Caroline Gruber
Ingrid Kottke
Hometown:
Mexico City, Mexico
Year joined the RWB: 2004
Favourite role: Bob in Val
Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story
A love other than dance:
Being a father
Hometown:
London, England
Year joined RWB: 1988
Favourite Role:
Odette/Odile Swan Lake
Senior Ballet Master
Ballet Master
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Ballet Master
Guest Ballet Master
Ballet Master
Production Stage Manager
Hometown:Edmonton, AB
Year joined the RWB: 2008
Favourite ballet: Bolero,
Carmina Burana
Would most like to live:
Out of a suitcase
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SEASON SPONSORS
We acknowledge the support of the Canada
Council for the Arts, which last year invested
$157 million to bring the arts to Canadians
throughout the country.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son
soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 157 millions de
dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des
Canadiennes et des Canadiennes de tout le pays.
Nutcracker Premier Sponsor
Peter Pan
Production Supporter
Going Home Star- Truth and Reconciliation
Presenting Sponsor National Tour
Brandon Performance Sponsor
Production
Supporter
Going Home Star - Truth and Reconciliation
Production Investors
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
Ballet in the Park
Presenting Sponsor
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Gala
Winnipeg Performance Sponsors
Winnipeg Performance Partners
In Support of the
Student Matinee Performance
Higher Horizons Program
Presenting Sponsor
With support from
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Sponsors
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
Student Financial Aid Fund
National Scholarship Program
Spotlight
Concert Hour Ballet Winnipeg
Sponsor
Satellite Program
Media Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Concert Hour Ballet
Supporter
Concert Hour Ballet
Make-up Provided by
BRAVO!
FUNDERS
Canadian Heritage
Canada Council for the Arts
Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism
&Sport
Manitoba Arts Council
Winnipeg Arts Council
FOUNDATIONS
All Charities Campaign
Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund
The Curry Family Foundation
Dr. Raymond H. Lavery & Brian C. Ouellet
Memorial Fund
John and Carolynne McLure Fund
The Reid Family
Charitable Gift Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation
CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG
BALLET BUSINESS PARTNERS
PARTNER
$5,000 – $9,999
Melet Plastics
Terracon Development Ltd.
INVESTOR
$2,500 – $4,999
Cambrian Credit Union
Gendis Inc.
J. K. May Investments Ltd.
SUPPORTER
$1,000 – $2,499
Beaver Bus Lines Ltd.
Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd.
Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Standard Life
Winmar Property Restoration
To our donors whose leadership and generosity
help us present ballet of the highest calibre.
Your loyal support of the RWB is greatly appreciated.
those donors whose planned
and future gifts will help keep
the vision of Canada’s Royal
Winnipeg Ballet alive for
the future.
Diane Buck
Dr. Alice Cheatley
Marilyn Flynn
Deborah Hoekstra
Barb Howie
Ron Lambert
Barb Masterman
Pierre Meunier
Barry & Louise Pallett
Mrs. E. Pawlicki
K. Heather Power
Suzanne Riesenberger
Dr. Robert T. Ross
Ellen Spencer
Sonia & David Taverner
Mia Timmermans
Mrs. F. A. Trott
Haanita Seval
In Memory of Wendell Wagn
Craig Yeo
Donn K. Yuen
CREATIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
Income generated from the
Creations Endowment Fund is
directed exclusively towards the
creation of new ballets and the revitalization
and refurbishment of current repertoire,
leaving a lasting legacy in dance for
generations to come.
Ingrid Kottke
THE DAVID MORONI SCHOOL
ENDOWMENT FUND
CONTRIBUTOR
$500 – $999
Baked Expectations Ltd.
Coghlan’s Limited
Diamond Athletic Medical
Supplies Inc.
InterGroup Consultants Ltd.
McDiarmid Flowers
number TEN architectural group
Price Industries Limited
The David Moroni School
Endowment Fund supports
initiatives that ensure
the highest quality dance
education for young artists
and dance teachers for
decades to come.
DONOR
$10 – $499
Canadian Linen & Uniform Service
Gunn’s Bakery
Mid West Packaging Ltd.
Mitchell Fabrics Ltd.
ProTELEC Alarms
$100,000 +
Anonymous Donors
CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG
BALLET MAJOR GIFTS AND
PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM
$25,000 – $49,999
Carol Bellringer & Greg Doyle
Dr. Steven Funk
Hubert & Bernice Kleysen
Drs. Edward Sellers &
Myroslava Romach ♠
In honour of our dancing daughters
Wawanesa Insurance
Major Gifts assist the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet by
underwriting the costs of
special projects and new productions.
MAJOR GIFTS
RWB Alumni Association
Terracon Development Ltd.
Women’s Committee for the RWB
THE LLOYD
& FARRALLY SOCIETY
Named for the founders of
the RWB, Gweneth Lloyd and
Betty Hey Farrally, The Lloyd
& Farrally Society recognizes
♠ Indicates a gift made In
Memory or In Honour
$50,000 +
Susan Glass C.M. &
Arni Thorsteinson
Diane & David Johnston
$10,000 – $24,999
Jean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère
Ruth E. & John Gongos
Guy & Lou Goodwin
Estate of Doris May Hall
In Memory of Dr. John E. &
Mary McGoey ♠
Peter & Maureen Macdonald
Douglas MacEwan In Memory of
Elizabeth MacEwan ♠
Carolynne Presser
R. T. Ross
$5,000 – $9,999
Dee Buchwald
In Honour of Rheo Catt ♠
Hilary Druxman Inc.
The Klukas Family
Mayberry Fine Art
Dr. Roberta M. McKay & Elmer E. Brenner
Arlene Minkhorst
Bruce Monk
Louise Pujo & Tim Hibbard
Estate of Ronald G. Spencer
Terracon Development Ltd
Gordon & Eleanor Wiebe
$1,000 – $4,999
The Gail Asper Family Foundation
Aaron & Janice Benko
Cathie & Brian Bowerman
Tom & Dawn Bradley
John G. Campbell
Anthony Cohen ♠
Jane Emslie & Brad Wladyka
Elaine & Percy Goldberg
Nona Heaslip
Lewis Hertzman
Sue & David Hicks ♠
D. Hutton
Alanna & Boyd Kalnay
Don & Betty Leitch
André Lewis & Caroline Gruber
Emilie Lewis
Marion Lewis
Life Science Association of Manitoba
Ross F. C. Lodge
Mrs. R. G. MacDonald
Bob McMahon & Dr. Meredith WhiteMcMahon
National Leasing
Peter Quanz
Joan D. Richardson
John L. Ross ♠
Mary Speer
L. J. Stechesen
Tavane G. Symington
Ginny Twomey
Dr. & Mrs. F. C. Violago
Family of Kianna Wong
YPO-WPO Canada
UP TO $999 (FISCAL YEAR 2015)
Anonymous Donors
Muriel Andrews
Kelly Bale ♠
Mr. & Mrs. Michelangelo V. Canale ♠
Bob & Flory Cohen ♠
Enerplus Corporation
Tristan Dobrowney
Kate & Tim Fennell
Susan & Mike Fraser
Johanne Gingras
Kelly Jedlic
MC College
Geoff Taylor
Christopher Turyk
Jacqueline Weber
In Memory of Jane McEvoy O’Donnell
Dreena Duhame
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Making
the arts
accessible.
BMO Financial Group is proud to
support the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
and to be the presenting sponsor of
the Higher Horizons Program.
PATRONS’ CIRCLE
The Patrons’ Circle exists to
recognize those generous annual donors of
$1,250 or more, whose philanthropy helps
the RWB maintain the standard of artistic
excellence for which it is known
the world over.
SUSTAINER $10,000 +
Richard A. N. Bonnycastle
Mrs. Irena Cohen
Mrs. Peter D. Curry
Susan Glass C.M. & Arni Thorsteinson
Douglas MacEwan In Honour of
Elizabeth MacEwan
Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K.
Johnson
Dawn Klockow
Jim Pattison
Lawrie & Fran Pollard
Tannis M. Richardson
Robert T. Ross & Angela B. Ross
Gerald Schwartz
Rod & Jeannie Senft
INVESTOR $5,000 - $9,999
Julius Arkos
Gail Asper & Michael Paterson
Ross Robinson Family
BENEFACTOR $3,000 - $4,999
Savitrah & Danny Balciunas
David & Gursh Barnard
Sheldon & Penny Bowles
James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen
The Michael Nozick Family Foundation
Heather Power & Harold Klause
Carolynne Presser
Hartley & Heather Richardson
Go Sato
UPPER CIRCLE $1,750 - $2,999
Dr. P. H. Brooke
Dee Buchwald
Timothy & Barbara Burt
Jane & Gary Caines
Patricia Chaychuk
Jim Davey
Nicki & Bryce Douglas
Jane Emslie & Brad Wladyka
John F. (Jack) Fraser
David & Evelyn Friesen
Jean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère
Ruth E. Gongos
Jeff Herd & Stephanie Rouet
Robert B. & Late S. June Jackson
Kevin & Els Kavanagh
Marion Lewis
Thérèse Lewis
Bill & Shirley Loewen
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Murray
Lawrie & Fran Pollard
Josephine Reid
Tannis M. Richardson
J. Derek Riley
Sanford & Deborah Riley
Barry & Rena Shenkarow
Terry & Melba Wright
INNER CIRCLE $1,500 - $1,749
Sheldon & Penny Bowles
N. Ashleigh Everett & Stuart Murray
Judy Fields
Sandra Foster & Peter Holle
William J. Hutton
Richard & Hillaine Kroft
Deborah McCawley & Otto Lang
Bill & Joan Mayberry
Gerry & Barb Price
Louise Pujo & Tim Hibbard
David & Kathleen Reid
Jim & Leney Richardson
Jacqui F. Shumiatcher S.O.M. LL.D.
Brenlee Carrington-Trepel & Brent Trepel
Mrs. F. A. Trott
Ginny Twomey
Thuraya Weedon
Dr. & Mrs. Willem T. H. van Oers
PATRONS’ CIRCLE
$1,250 - $1,499
Kirsten Albo
Marjorie Blankstein
Patrick Cameron
Dr. Alice Cheatley
Grant & Aynsley Cockshott
Mrs. Irena Cohen
Robert Dawson
David & Catherine Filmon
Ms. Lyn Goldman
Guy & Lou Goodwin
Jack & Elsie Hignell
Paul & Carol Hill
Carman Johnston
Diane & David Johnston
Hubert & Bernice Kleysen
Ron & Jean Lawson
Don & Betty Leitch
André Lewis
Graham & Suzanne Lount
Peter & Maureen Macdonald
Anne & Paul Mahon
Sherratt Moffatt
Jennifer & Hugh Moncrieff
James Newton
John & Flordeliz Osler
Valerie & Brian Owen
Drs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope
Relpro Inc.
Mrs. Shirley Richardson
Jean Carter Riess & Rick Riess
Dr. & Mrs. Leon Rubin
Bob Stewart
The Waugh Family
Florence & Don Whitmore
Gordon & Eleanor Wiebe
FRIENDS
Every year we rely on our Friends
to provide pivotal funds that allow us to
continue the tradition of world class dance for
which the RWB
is so renowned.
PRIMA
$500 - $1,249
Joan M. Bender
Kathryn Bernard
Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows
Ruth Brodie
Haderra & Mark Chisick
Gary & Fiona Crow
Sally R. Dowler
Greg & Vera Duncan
Barbara M. Hamilton
James Hanley
Rick Harrison
Ron & Lesley Janusz
Joan Johnston
Maggie Katzeley & Barry Konzelman
Dr. G.H. Lawler
Ted & Wanda Lismer
Larah Luna
Pearl Kavanagh-Stoesz
Marilyn Marshall
Richelle Miller
Donald & Janet O’Callaghan
Iris Reimer
Pat & Jim Richtik
Deborah Spracklin
Mr. Curtis Steiman
Mr. & Mrs. H. Voigt
Dr. Dorothy Young
PRINCIPAL
$275 - $499
Earl & Cheryl Barish
Ted Bielby
Fran Booth
Fred & Lorna Buckmaster
Carol Budnick
Felicity Chappell
Nicole Collette
Barb Cook
Beverly Craig
Mrs. Margaret Cuddy
Linda Dixon
Harry & Mary Lynn Duckworth
Kathleen Edwards
Margaret E. Faber
Dr. Edmund & Mirla Faridy
Amanda Graham
Percy Gregoire-Voskamp
Sonia & Harvey Hosfield
L. Kampeas & J. Gartner
Dr. Diamond Kassum & Mrs. April Kassum
Dr. T.G. Kucera
M. L. Kuntzemueller
Ralf Kyritz
David & Francesca McBean
Jane Morris
Sharon & Mel Myers
Graciela Najenson
Jean Stoneham Orr
Francine Panagapko
Derek & Anne Riley
Wayne Rivers
Susan Schindle
Dr. L. Sekla
Ellen Spencer
Thomas & Wanda Struthers
P. Colleen Suche
Eva & Ian Sutherland
Jim & Heather Thomas
Dr. Lynn Tomkins
SOLOIST
$150 - $274
Trish Allison-Simms
Dick & Elaine Archer
Abigail Ball
Bruce & Joyce Berry
Dr. & Mrs. David & Gillian Bird
Rita & Don Campbell
Agnes & John K. Collins
David & Kathleen Connor
Linda & Graham Connor
Richard & Hennie Corrin
R. Lynn Craton
Bradley Curran
In Honour of Lorna Curtis-Howell
Carmen Curtis
J. V. Dale
Linda Daniels
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Linda Delamere
Diana Dickof
Ms. Sheila J. Down
Carol Duboff
Dr. Steven Feldgaier
Reg Friend
Inge Froese
Mr. Ron Gaffray
Eileen E. George
Dianne Glass
Mrs. Joyce Grace
John Greer
Melinda & Lorne Halpenny
James R. Hammel
Carol Hanney
Jan Horner
Karen Howell
Ms. Emily Hughes
Ms. Joan M. Hunter
Leah Janzen
Betty Jo Johnston
Johanna & John Kassenaar
Dr. Bryan Kirk & Myrna Mitchell
Katherine Klassen
Louise Klassen
Marion B. Korn
David & Denise Koss
Mr. Dean Kriellaars
Katarina Kupca
♠ Indicates a gift made
In Memory or In Honour
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Edith & David Landy
Susan Lingle
Gordon P. Linney
Diane & Alanna Littman
Brian & Shelagh Lobay
Carol A. Macoomb
Tannis Manikel
Gayle Marcus
Alan & Joanne Maxwell
Nicole Michaud-Oystryk
Marion Mills
Donna Miller
Tony Mitousis
Vera Moroz
John & Joan Morriss
MPM Insurance Agency Ltd.
Mr. & Mrs. William Murphy-Dyson
Ivanna Namaka
J. Keith & Ruth Neill
Wayne O’Brien
Truus Oliver
Lesley Oswald
Shelley Parham & David Smith
Jim Parker
Bill & Heather Quinn
Kevin Regan
Sheryl Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. M. Rosenbloom
Dr. Bruce & Susan Rosner
Ms. Anne Russell
Catherine Savage
Donald F. & Doran Sewell
Janet Shindle
Edna Siemens
Dick Smith & Doug Arrell
Mr. & Mrs. Fred & Margaret Stewart
Darlene Stewart
Marilyn Thompson
Dr. Milada Toffler
Hymie & Shaaron Weinstein
Boyd & Sharon Wermedahl
Eileen Wheeler
Ralph Wild
Sabina Willborn
CORPS DE BALLET
$50 - $149
Doreen Adolph
Patricia Allen
Shoshanna Andress
Muriel Andrews
Beverley Bailey
David & Rosemary Barney
Jacqueline Grace Ball
Martin Baron
Catherine Bell
Christian Benhamou
Eva Bérard
Aaron Berg
Alice Bloomfield
Gladys Bodnarus
Pat Bolton
Lilian Bonin
Mrs. Ina Borger
Monique Brandt
Catherine Brockway
Marilyn Brown
Brenda Bryan
Lori Butler
M. Isabelle Butters
Mrs. M. Ruth Calvert
Margurite Campbell
Mairi Chadwick
Mrs. Patti Cherney
Teresita Chiarella
Eileen Clarke
Mrs. Judith Danchura
Alison Darling
Gina DeBrincat
Chris Dewar
Margaret Docker
Jo-Anne Doerksen
Sarah Dueck
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Mr. & Mrs. J. Ekins
Brenda Evans
Anna Ens
Brenda & Michael Evans
Ms. Joan Farnfield
Judy Fennessy
Marilyn Ferguson
Henery L. Fineberg
Donna Fogg
Cynthia Forcand
Naomi & Kent Forman
Denis J. Gagne
Peter Galko
Pearl Gervais
Mrs. Doreen Girling
Dr. Barbara Goldman
Carla Goldstein
D. Gooch
Brian & Geraldine Graham
Ms. Linda Graham
John & Louise Greenaway
Vilma Hammond
Marie Harnois
Judy Harris
H. Rose Harrison
Mildred Hemmelgarn
Bernice Herd
Mrs. D. L. Hodgson
Deborah Hoekstra
Susan & Richard Horner
Susan Jackman
Diana Jarvis
Dr. & Mrs. David & Kathryn John
Elfrieda Kaethler
Youngok Kang-Bohr
Mrs. Tana Karras
Allen Kimelman
Ms. Ivy Kopstein
Justin Lavigne
Vanessa Lawson
Lesley Lewis
Ms. Roberta Lewis
Dr. Patti Ling
Glen & Marj Lowther
Shirley Lynch
Allison MacHutchon
Inna Malchy
Mrs L. Matsuo
Shaun McCaffrey
Marsha J. McDermid
Mr. Alan McIntosh
Mr. & Mrs. R & L Mehta
Diane Merker
Estelle Meyers
Neil Middleton
Patricia Mitchler
Edwin Morrison
Morna-June C. Morrow
Marlene A. Mortimer
Rea Nesbitt
Dr. Syble Nokwazi Khusi
Krystan O’Rourke
Robin Scott Ozero
Tamara & Rose Marie Paley
Gretha Pallen
In Honour of Erin Parker
John Parker
Nicole A. Perras
Ivan Poitras
Clare Pollock
Mary & Ron Pollock
Betti Port
Don & Carol Poulin
Doreen F. Pruden
Bryan & Diana Purdy
Judith R. Putter
Yvette Quass
Stefanie Reimer
M. Rennie & I Rampersad
Joyce E. Rich
H. Ricou
Waltraut Riedel-Baun
Ernest Ruet D’Auteuil
Josephine Reid
Allen Ronald
Jean Roth
Dave & Delphine Rundle
Beverly Ryman
Mr. Johnny & Ms. Pearl Salangad
Olive & Robert Sayers
Nichola Scale
Dr. Brent Schacter
Catherine Schinkel
Eduard Schludermann
Ms. Friederike Schneider-Vieira
Kathleen Schofield
Jennifer Schulz
Susan J. Scott
Mrs. Charlene M. Scouten
Diane Seewald
Diana Semchyshyn
Mr. & Mrs. James Shanks
Dr. Louise Shaw
Jean Shewchuk
Kelly Sitarz
Loraine Smith
Geri & Peter Spencer
Wendy Spratt
Mrs. Laurie Stanley
Mary F. Steinhoff
Marlene Stern
Annabelle Stokes
Dr. Sheldon Swirsky
Katherine Szeler & Lorne Sunley
Brenda Taylor
Rev. Ross & Bette Jayne Taylor
Catherine Thiessen
Lesley Thomson
Ksondra Topnik
J. Lois Turner
Tharina Uys
Helga Van Iderstine
Averi Van Dam
Angie Veilleux
Roy & Nancy Vincent
Christa Walkden
Tom William Wallace
John Whiting
Sharon Mooney
Klaus & Dorit Wrogemann
Asako Yoshida
Vicki Young
POINTE SHOE FUND
Ashley Ammeter
Victoria J. Babb
Archie Cham
Susan Fraser
Cameron Inglis
Sophia Lee
Pauline Leung
K. Heather Power
Carolynne Presser
Peter Quanz
Heather Sandilands
Vera Shymchyk
Ralph Wild
IN HONOUR OF NIKI POWELL
Karin Giesbrecht
TUTUS IN BLOOM
By donating to our Tutus in Bloom campaign,
you are helping to keep our tutus beautiful.
MAJOR DONOR TUTUS IN BLOOM
Sara Gray
SPONSOR A TUTU $2000+
In Memory of Judith Durance M.D
Elly Heimbecker
Maggie Katzeley
Ingrid Kottke
The Reid Family Charitable Gift Fund
PASS the
SLIPPER
A Pass the Slipper Collection will take place just before Act II
Please support the
artists of tomorrow by
giving generously today.
All proceeds go to the
RWB School Professional Division
MEET THE DANCERS!
For a unique look behind the scenes, attend
our backstage tour after the Wednesday,
Dec 23 evening performance. Meet our
Royal Winnipeg Ballet representative at the
Backstage Tour sign, located on the south
side of the lobby, just past the stairway.
Following the Sunday, Dec 27 matinee
performance, you are invited to meet some
of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers on
the Piano Nobile (mezzanine) level. They
will be delighted to answer your questions
and sign autographs.
Yayoi Ban, Tristan Dobrowney, Katie Bonnell, Luzemberg Santana, Liang Xing, Elizabeth Lamont
PHOTO: Réjean Brandt Photography
BACKSTAGE TOUR!
PHOTO: ALELI ESTRADA
HIGHER HORIZONS
RWB - Supporting the Community
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet believes that
everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy
the beauty and excitement of a live ballet
performance.
The Higher Horizons program is a unique
partnership with more than 30 local community
groups and social service agencies. With the
generous support of BMO Financial Group
and Manitoba Public Insurance we offer these
organizations complimentary tickets to RWB
performances for individuals and families who
would not otherwise be able to attend.
We are pleased to join with our sponsors to
support access to ballet by all.
Presenting Sponsor:
Partner:
Go Sato
Thuraya Weedon
FEATHERS - $1000
Anonymous Donor
SPARKLE $500
Richelle Miller
Durga & Arun Ogale
Tannis Richardson
LACE $300
Ted Bielby
Kurt Buehler
Amanda Graham
Don & Betty Leitch
RWB School Professional Division Students’
Association
Roland Mahe
Carolyn & Nathan Mitchell
Elaine Mordoch
Debbie Richards
Vera Rosolowich
S. Sims
Wendy Karin Steel
Lorraine Willms
FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL
Every year we rely on our
Friends of the School to provide pivotal funds
that allow us to
continue the tradition of
world-class dance for which
the RWB is so renowned.
BODICE $200
Anonymous Donor
Ruth Brodie
Jane & Gary Caines
Beverly Craig
Agnes Hechter
Dr. Lorena Jenks
W.K. Labies
Alan & Joanne Maxwell
Vera Moroz
Mary & Ron Pollock
Carolynne Presser
PRIMA POSITION
$500 - $1249
Melanie J. Bot
Delores Gembey
Barry & Louise Pallett
TULLE $100
Anonymous Donors
Meah Haley Amies
Ms. Alma Arnst
Pat Bonnell
Fred & Lorna Buckmaster
Lisa Chisholm
Alison Darling
Carol Dubnicoff
Wendy Dyck & Scott Penner
Barbara Filuk In Honour of Jean Giguère,
C.M.
Lynna Goldhar-Smith
D. Gooch
James R. Hammel
Bernice Herd
Susan & Richard Horner
Dawn Jeffrey
Marion B. Korn
Maria Criselda Ledger
Marion Lewis
Mary Rose Lindsay
Gordon P. Linney
Samuel Ray McKinlay
Shirley M. O’Hara
Nick Ostash
Don & Carol Poulin
Olive & Robert Sayers
Sandra Sadler
Lori Simoens & Christopher Hoban
Ellen Spencer
Geri & Peter Spencer
Mary F. Steinhoff
Veralyn Warkentin
Ralf Wild
FOURTH POSITION
$50 - $149
Suzanne André
Yayoi & Toshiyuki Ban
Katie & DeLloyd Guth
Joanne Hawkins
Carleigh Johnson
Pat & Bill Reid
Lorraine & Nobby Woo
THREAD $20
Anonymous Donors
Robin Allary
Doris & Burton Bass
Katherine Cheater
Haderra Chisick
Cheryl Cohen
Linda Daniels
Geoff Dean
In Honour of Andrea Okonkwo
Richard Dickerson
Carolyne Ferrande
Cathy Frankow
Elda Frankow
John & Louise Greenaway
H. Rose Harrison
Ms. Roberta Lewis
PRINCIPAL POSITION
$275 - $499
Lynna Goldhar-Smith
Dr. Lorena Jenks
THIRD POSITION
$150 - $274
Mrs. Joyce Grace
RD OPPORTUNITY FUND
The Recreational Division Opportunity Fund
was created to ensure that as many young
people as possible have access to quality
dance programming at the RWB School.
Stephanie Bevacqua
Canadian Tire Jumpstart
Ron Hrynchuk & Jane McSwiggan
Jaime Vargas
The Jassal Family In Honour of RWB
School RD Teachers & Assistants
Lord Roberts School
Alenna Mark
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Outreach Program reaches
out to children and communities
that may not have had the opportunity to
experience
what the RWB has to offer.
Adam & Rachael Buchwald
Dee Buchwald
Canadian School of Ballet and Dance
Tracy Leipsic & Richard Buchwald
Dr. and Mrs. Davinder & Gunda Jassal
John Loewen
TRIBUTE GIFTS
IN MEMORY OF
LYNNE AXWORTHY
Bob & Flory Cohen
IN MEMORY OF EILEEN BARON
Kay Rokala
IN MEMORY OF JOHN BRODIE
Bruce & Barbara Ball
John & Sally Zaplatynsky
IN MEMORY OF RUTH BREDIN
Garry Bezte
IN MEMORY OF
AUDREY CAUGHEY WILSON
Marilyn Flynn
IN MEMORY OF
GERALDINE (GERRY) COWIE
Mary Fardoe
Akira Fishman & Family
The Stephensons
IN MEMORY OF DONNA DAY WASHINGTON
Marilyn Marshall
IN MEMORY OF JUDITH DURANCE M.D
Pat Bonnell
IN MEMORY OF VERA GORLICK
Kay Rokala
IN MEMORY OF MAX KETTNER
Ruth B. Kettner
IN MEMORY OF ISABELLE LAW
Vera Moroz
IN MEMORY OF
DOROTHY PARKER
Joyce Lyon
Nancy Moorhouse & Garry Hastings
Joyce Seed
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM (BILL) REID
Nancy Laxdal & Jean Redston
Marilyn Marshall
Jocelyn Robinson
IN MEMORY OF
ARVA J. SHEWCHUK
Ginny Twomey
IN MEMORY OF ARNOLD SPOHR
Sonia Taverner
IN MEMORY OF
SHEILA STORJORD
Kay Rokala
IN MEMORY OF PAMELA TAYLOR
Gestny Ewart
IN HONOUR OF GAIL ASPER
Jean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère
IN HONOUR OF
JEAN GIGUÈRE, C.M.
Barbara Filuk
Jack & Zina Lazareck
Karyn & Mel Lazareck
IN HONOUR OF
DOUGLAS MACEWAN
Murray Hilton
J. Ross MacEwan
Terry & Melba Wright
IN HONOUR OF
ANDREA OKONKWO
Richard Dickerson
IN HONOUR OF ERIN PARKER
John Parker
IN HONOUR OF BLAINE RITTINGER &
LESLIE FIELDS
Sherri & Marc Rittinger
IN HONOUR OF RWB SCHOOL
RD Teachers & Assistants
The Jassal Family
IN HONOUR OF SUSAN SCOTT
Bob Baron
IN CELEBRATION OF NIKI POWELL’S
BIRTHDAY
Rebecca Powell
Lesley & Thomas De Nardi
Lynette & Brett Magnus
Wendy & Blair Magnus
Mandi & Faisal Siddiqui
Tara & Joseph Silvaggio
Dennis Stewner
Michael Stoller
Lori Wheeler
Karin Giesbrecht
ESTATE GIFTS
Estate of John Gordon Hunter
Estate of George A. Keates
Estate of Gordon P. Linney
Estate of Ruth E. Nickle
Estate of Sheila Sturley
Estate of Marjory Grant Young
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THE STAFF OF THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
ANDRÉ LEWIS Artistic Director
JEFF HERD Executive Director
ARTISTIC
Artistic Director...................................................................André Lewis
Music Director & Conductor.....................................Tadeusz Biernacki
Senior Ballet Master....................................................Johnny W. Chang
Ballet Masters..............................................................Tara Birtwhistle,
Vanessa Lawson, Jaime Vargas
Guest Ballet Master......................................................Caroline Gruber
Assistant to the Artistic Staff............................................Judy Arnason
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager..................................................................Jeff Monk
Facilities Maintenance..................................................Marc DelaTorre
Housekeeping........................................................Bernadette Antoine,
Joel Ferguson, Jade Manov
SCHOOL ARTISTIC
Director......................................................................Arlene Minkhorst
Principal, Professional Division....................................Suzanne André
Director, Teacher Training Program...........................Johanne Gingras
Director, Aspirant Program......................................Stéphane Léonard
Principal, Recreational Division............................................Kelly Bale
Interim Principal, Recreational Division ..............................Nicole Kepp
Vice Principal, Recreational Division...................................Nicole Kepp
Interim Vice-Principal,
Recreational Division ..............................................Katrin Benedictson
Principal Pianist...............................................................Donna Laube
Assistant Principal Pianist.........................................Miroslaw Szarek
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Director...................................................................Jeff Herd
Director of Company Operations.............................Christopher Turyk
Company Manager.....................................................David Warburton
Director of Human Resources.........................Pearl Kavanagh-Stoesz
Director of Finance and Administration...............David Gudmundson
Executive Secretary.........................................................Jan Routledge
Accounting Manager........................................................Debbie Wallin
Reporting Manager ..................................................Edward Esguerra
Payroll Administrator....................................................Deneen Swartz
Accounts Payable.........................................................Alison Chaboyer
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Director of School Operations..........................................Kate Fennell
Interim Director of School Operations...................................Ron Betts
Program Support Manager.....................................Lindsay McKnight
Office Supervisor ........................................................Monica Kowalik
Interim Office Supervisor ..............................................Karin Krueger
Professional Division Registrar............................................ Kari Keech
Interim Professional Division Registrar.........................Vanessa Vertz
Recreational Division Registrar.......................................Tali Sitschkar
Schedule Coordinator..........................................................Ash Alberg
Office Assistants........................................................Rikke McFeetors,
Lexi Moscovitch, Melanie Saunders
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Marketing and Communications.....................Larah Luna
School Marketing Manager........................................Christa Mariash
Audience Development Manager........................Nicole Verin-Treusch
Graphic Designer...............................................................Aleli Estrada
Online Marketing Coordinator.........................................Maria Neufeld
Multimedia Communications Coordinator........................Amy Simoes
Database Administrator.......................................................Eric Lazaro
Sales & Marketing Assistant.............................................Jillian Luna
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development..................................................Susan Fraser
Individual Giving Manager........................................Graciela Najenson
Development Coordinator............................Patricia Guenther-Smith
Development Coordinator.............................................Pauline Leung
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service Manager.........................................Joanne Hawkins
Receptionist........................................................................Rose Panzo
Customer Service Representatives...............Jessica Boucher-Cowie,
Allysa Brandt, Anastasia Iurovski, Adrian Pecold ,
Connor Stoesz, Emily Simoes
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PRODUCTION
Director of Production...............................................Michael Freeman
Technical Director..............................................................Bob Stewart
Production Stage Manager...............................................Ingrid Kottke
Assistant Stage Manager..........................................Candace Maxwell
Production Assistant.....................................................John Kaminski
Head Carpenter and Crew Chief................................Justin Dowbiggin
Assistant Carpenter.............................................................Kevin Davis
Flyman/Assistant Carpenter...................................... Paul McWhinney
Master Electrician ............................................................Marc Gagnon
Assistant Electrictian................................................M. Drew Derbowka
Head of Properties...........................................................Tim Hrabchak
Head of Touring Wardrobe .......................................Brenda Belmonte
Assistant Wardrobe ..................................................Barry Malenko
Head of Audio ..................................................................Iain Graham
Scenic Carpenter .........................................................Robert Schultz
SCHOOL ARTISTIC FACULTY
Jolene Bailie, Mark Cameron, Alexander Gamayunov,
Claude Garand,Caroline Gruber, Oleksandra Kondratyeva,
Jacqui Ladwig, Claire Marshall, Michelle Mourre,
Radostina Panova, Roman Rykine, Marijka Stanowych,
Kristina Washchyshyn, Anastasia Dunets, Stanislav Belyaevsky,
Aimee Brasko, Alex Schade, Alie Wagar, Claire Marshall,
Cheyenne Schroeder, Cheryl Scott, Darilyn Burdeniuk,
Debra Thiessen, Eugene Baffoe, Erin McCallum, Hannah Arras,
Julie Gregorchuk, Katrin Benedicson, Karin Giesbrecht,
Keri-lee Smith, Karyn Maertens, Lisa Brooks, Laura Kolisnyk,
Nicole Kepp, Patti Caplette, Rachel Cooper, Rachelle Vermette,
Scott Andrew, Stacha Penner, Sharlyne Santos, Victoria Ward
ACCOMPANISTS
Arlene Baschak, Mark Cameron, Howard Chan, Tim Church,
Katie Erickson, Trish Franklin, Irena Gendelman, Alina Havrylyuk,
Jolanta Janiszewska, Sharon McCullough, Duncan McGregor,
Ian Mikita, Michelle Mourre, Dale Rogalsky, Nina Rudakova, David
Schneider, Jay Stoller, David Troya, Viktoriya Yamchuk
RESIDENCE
Dean of Residence.........................................................Kayla Saarinen
Interim Dean of Residence...........................................Rosemary Vogt
Student Care Counsellors..............Natasha Beaudoin, Carol Hoydalo
Administrative Counsellor............................................Danielle Lester
Counsellors............ Violeta Avalos, Kaeleigh Ayre, Alexander Borger,
Chantal DeGagne, Madison Harding, Inna Malchy, Sam Markewich,
Eliane Neufeld, Kathtyn Olson, Ian Peters, Stephan Possin,
Bob Pleschke, Jennifer Provencher, Ellen Stothers, Sarah Taylor,
Yolibe Velasquez de Cowie
Activity Worker.................................................................Mark Griffiths
Head Chef.....................................................................Wayne Aastrom
Cooks....................................................Kylie Evans, Dorothea Dougall
Kitchen Assistants...............................Doris Bedard, Jonabelle Tay
Kitchen Student Assistants.................Madeline Bez, Isabella Pisapia
Residence Caretaker..................................................Gawain Umphrey
WARDROBE
Director of Wardrobe....................................................Alena Zharska
Wardrobe Manager........................................................Barry Malenko
Footwear Manager......................................................Janet Anderson
Head of Touring Wardrobe/Milliner.......................Brenda Belmonté
School Costume Coordinator.........................................Angela Vaags
Head Seamstress................................................................Angela Gaft
Seamstress.................................................................Gabriella Barone
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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MUSICIAN ROSTER
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
FIRST VIOLINS
Gwen Hoebig, Concertmaster
The Sophie-Carmen
Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial
Chair, endowed by the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation
Karl Stobbe,
Associate Concertmaster
Mary Lawton,
Assistant Concertmaster
Chris Anstey
**Jeremy Buzash
Mona Coarda
Rodica Jeffrey
Hong Tian Jia
Meredith McCallum
Julie Savard
Jun Shao
*Karin Andreasen
*Simon MacDonald
Honorary Chair..................... ..Kathleen M.Richardson, C.C,O.M.
Chair Emeritus................................................Jean Giguère, C.M.
Chair...............................................................................David Reid
Vice Chair / Chair, Nominations Committee.....Catherine Filmon
Chair, Audit Committee..............................................Kirsten Albo
Chair, Governance Committee...............................Timothy Taylor
Chair, Evaluation & Compensation Committee....Andrew Calista
Barbara Axworthy, Gursh Barnard, Lisa Heimbecker,
Tina Keeper
Chair Risk Commitee...................................................John Osler
HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lynne Axworthy
Sheldon Bowles
Dee Buchwald
Dr. Alice Cheatley, C.M.
Irena Cohen
James Cohen
Jane Emslie
Ashleigh Everett
John F. Fraser
Susan Glass, C.M.
Kerry Hawkins
Richard Kroft
The Hon. Otto Lang, O.C.
Peter J. Macdonald
Marnie Marshall
Ruth Matas
Stuart Murray
Art Pearson
Kevin Regan
Dr. Robert T. Ross
Dr. Leon Rubin
Louise Soubry
Arni Thorsteinson
W. Terrence Wright, Q.C.
Senator Rod Zimmer, C.M.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Ashleigh Banfield
(DARIEN, CT)
Senator Sharon Carstairs
(OTTAWA)
Charles S. Coffey, O.C.
(TORONTO)
Susan Curry
(MONTREAL)
Nicki Douglas
(TORONTO)
Janice M. Flemming
(HALIFAX)
Evelyn Friesen
(WEST VANCOUVER)
Carol Hill
(REGINA)
Michael Holy
(MONTRÉAL)
Senator Janis Johnson
(OTTAWA)
Crystal Kolt
(FLIN FLON)
Dennice Leahey
(PUGWASH)
Donald A. Leitch
(VICTORIA)
Gerald Schwartz
(TORONTO)
Rod & Jeannie Senft
(VANCOUVER)
Jacqui Shumiatcher
(REGINA)
Mary Speer
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)
The Hon. Mira Spivak
(WINNIPEG)
Senator Terry Stratton
(OTTAWA)
Allan Waisman
(VANCOUVER)
MEDICAL SUPPORT TEAM
Medical services provided by Pan Am Clinic.
Physiotherapy service provided by Centric Health Sports Therapy.
Medical Department...................................Dr. Brian Lukie, M.D.,
Dr. Deborah Hill, MBCM FRCPC
Physiotherapists.............................................................................
Laurie Urban B.A., B.P.T. FCAMP, Diploma Sports Physiotherapy,
Kevin Dyck, B.M.B (PT), Sam Steinfeld, B.Sc., B.M.R. (PT)
Massage Therapist.....................................Leanne Lawrie, R.M.T.
Sports & Wellness Nutrition Consultant.......................................
Marieke Breakey, B.Sc.(HNS), R.D.
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SECOND VIOLINS
Darryl Strain, Principal
Elation Pauls,
Assistant Principal
Karen Bauch
Kristina Bauch
**Calvin Cheng
**Teodora Dimova
Elizabeth Dyer
**Jonathan Garabedian
Bokyung Hwang
Takayo Noguchi
Claudine St-Arnauld
*Jane Pulford
*Susan McCallum
VIOLAS
Daniel Scholz, Principal
Anne Elise Lavallée,
Assistant Principal
Laszlo Baroczi
Richard Bauch
Greg Hay
Merrily Peters
Mike Scholz
CELLOS
Yuri Hooker, Principal
Leana Rutt, Assistant
Principal
Alex Adaman
Arlene Dahl
Carolyn Nagelberg
Emma Quackenbush
Sean Taubner
BASSES
Meredith Johnson, Principal
Andrew Goodlett, Assistant
Principal
Travis Harrison
Paul Nagelberg
Bruce Okrainec
Daniel Perry
FLUTES
Jan Kocman, Principal
Supported by Gordon &
Audrey Fogg
Martha Durkin
PICCOLO
Martha Durkin
OBOES
Beverly Wang, Principal
Robin MacMillan
ENGLISH HORN
Robin MacMillan
CLARINETS
Micah Heilbrunn, Principal
Michelle Goddard
BASSOONS
Alex Eastley, Principal
Kathryn Brooks
HORNS
Patricia Evans, Principal
Ken MacDonald, Associate
Principal
James Robertson
The Hilda Schelberger
Memorial Chair
Caroline Oberheu
Michiko Singh
TRUMPETS
Isaac Pulford, Acting
Principal
Paul Jeffrey
Brian Sykora
The Patty Kirk Memorial
Chair
TROMBONES
Steven Dyer, Principal
Keith Dyrda
BASS TROMBONE
Julia McIntyre, Principal
TUBA
Chris Lee, Principal
TIMPANI
Mike Kemp, Principal
PERCUSSION
Frederick Liessens, Principal
HARP
Richard Turner, Principal
Endowed by
W.H. & S.E. Loewen
ORCHESTRA
PERSONNEL
MANAGER
Chris Lee
PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN
Raymond Chrunyk
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
Laura MacDougall
* On Leave
** One year contract
Please note: Non-titled (tutti)
string players are listed
alphabetically and are seated
accordingly to a rotational system.
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