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PETER PAN
Choreography Jorden Morris
MAY 04 - 08 / 2016
Centennial Concert Hall
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TABLEAU
Under the distinguished Patronage of His Excellency
The Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.
Governor General of Canada
founders: GWENETH LLOYD & BETTY FARRALLY
artistic director emeritus: ARNOLD SPOHR, C.C., O.M.
founding director, school professional division: DAVID MORONI, C.M.
founding director, school recreational division: JEAN MACKENZIE
Yosuke Mino
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ANDRÉ LEWIS
executive director
JEFF HERD
artists
AMANDA GREEN
DMITRI DOVGOSELETS
SOPHIA LEE
LIANG XING
JO-ANN SUNDERMEIER
YAYOI BAN
YOSUKE MINO
SARAH DAVEY
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EGOR ZDOR
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CHENXIN LIU
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JAIMI DELEAU
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STEPHAN POSSIN
RYAN VETTER
JESSE PETRIE
PHILIPPE LAROUCHE
SAEKA SHIRAI
YUE SHI
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JOHNNY W. CHANG
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TADEUSZ BIERNACKI
ballet masters
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JAIME VARGAS
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CAROLINE GRUBER
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KELLY BALE
interim principal,
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NICOLE KEPP
principal,
professional division
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director,
aspirant program
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director,
teacher training program
JOHANNE GINGRAS
director of production
MICHAEL FREEMAN
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assistant stage manager
CANDACE MAXWELL
TO OUR AUDIENCE
It was almost ten years ago when we first
presented Peter Pan in Winnipeg to critical
acclaim. Even from the start, Peter Pan
surpassed our most optimistic expectations
and we take great pride in being able to
provide this wonderful ballet to children of
all ages. Since then we’ve toured Peter Pan
to many cities across Canada and the US.
As we wind down our 2015-16 season,
we are very excited to bring back this
high-flying masterpiece. Choreographed
by Jorden Morris with music by highly
regarded British composers Lord Britten,
Montague Phillips, and Ron Goodwin, Peter
Pan is perfect for families and anyone who
never wants to grow up.
Peter Pan tells the heart-warming tale of
Peter, who invites Wendy to Neverland to be
the mother of his gang of Lost Boys. Many
adventures ensue, including the near-death
of Tinker Bell and a climatic confrontation
with Peter’s nemesis, the evil Captain Hook.
This action-packed performance brings
the ballet to flight with flying sequences by
Flying by Foy and sword fights directed by
Daniel Ford Beavis.
ANDRÉ LEWIS I Artistic Director
Peter Pan is a perfect balance of daring
stunts with wondrous fun, with just
enough sprinkling of pixie dust.
RWB’s version of Peter Pan is based on
the original story by JM Barrie. Although
written many decades ago, the message
behind the story still resounds to us in our
modern age – that our reality is shaped
by what we believe. We create our own
reality and we create that reality through
our imagination.
We would like to thank you, our audience,
patrons, donors, supporters and funders
who have helped and continue to help
the Royal Winnipeg Ballet bring our
imagination to life. There is no limit
to what the RWB can achieve with the
support you’ve given us and for continuing
to believe in us. Just like in Peter Pan,
dreams can become reality when we
nurture them.
Thank you for dreaming with us for the
last 76 years and for continuing to nurture
our creativity.
JEFF HERD I Executive Director
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CAST
PETER
Yosuke Mino (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Dmitri Dovgoselets (MAY 5, 7)
SMEE
Liam Caines (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Thiago Dos Santos (MAY 5, 7)
WENDY DARLING
Alanna McAdie (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Elizabeth Lamont (MAY 5, 7)
LIZA
Anna O’Callaghan (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Katie Bonnell (MAY 5, 7)
TINKERBELL
Jo-Ann Sundermeier (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Saeka Shirai (MAY 5, 7)
SHADOW PETER
Ryan Vetter MR. DARLING
Liang Xing (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Josh Reynolds (MAY 5, 7)
CAPTAIN HOOK
Liang Xing (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Josh Reynolds (MAY 5, 7)
MRS. DARLING
Sophia Lee (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Yayoi Ban (MAY 5, 7)
TIGERLILY
Sophia Lee (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Yayoi Ban (MAY 5, 7)
MICHAEL DARLING
Emma Courish (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Jakobe Geddes (MAY 5, 7)
JOHN DARLING
Ethan Rodrigues (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Victoria Bourassa (MAY 5, 7)
NANA
Tyler Carver
CROCODILE
Egor Zdor (MAY 4, 6, 8)
Kostyantyn Keshyshev (MAY 5, 7)
PIRATES
Stephan Possin
Tristan Dobrowney (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Egor Zdor (MAY 5, 7)
Kostyantyn Keshyshev (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Tyler Carver (MAY 5, 7)
Sarah Davey (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Sarah Po Ting Yeung (MAY 5, 7)
Yayoi Ban (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Katie Bonnell (MAY 5, 7)
LOST BOYS
Thiago Dos Santos (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Liam Caines (MAY 5, 7)
Luzemberg Santana
Ryan Vetter
Yue Shi
FAIRIES
Sarah Po Ting Yeung (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Sarah Davey (MAY 5, 7)
Saeka Shirai (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Morgan Thiessen (MAY 5, 7)
Jaimi Deleau
Yoshiko Kamikusa
Manami Tsubai
Chenxin Liu
Katie Bonnell (MAY 4, 6, 8) / Jesse Petrie (MAY 5, 7)
Anna O’Callaghan
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SYNOPSIS
CHOREOGRAPHY: Jorden Morris
MUSIC: Sir Benjamin Britten, Eric Coates,
Sir Edward Elgar, Ron Goodwin, Montague Phillips
COSTUME DESIGN: Anne Armit
SCENIC DESIGN: Don Rutley and Andrew Beck
LIGHTING DESIGN: Bill Williams
ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGN: Robert Mravnik
FIGHT DIRECTOR: Daniel Ford Beavis
FLYING SEQUENCES: Flying by Foy
CHARACTERS
PETER
Peter Pan is the little boy who refuses to grow up. He has a unique connection to
Neverland
WENDY
The eldest Darling child, Peter invites Wendy to Neverland to be mother to the Lost
Boys
JOHN
The Darling’s middle child
MICHAEL
The Darling’s youngest child
NANA
The Darling family’s dog
MR. & MRS. DARLING
Their parents
TINKERBELL
Peter’s faithful fairy friend, she is devoted to Peter and jealous of Wendy
CAPTAIN HOOK
Captain Hook is Peter Pan’s arch nemesis. He is determined to seek revenge on
Peter for cutting off his hand and feeding it to Crocodile.
SMEE
Captain Hook’s crewman
THE LOST BOYS
Boy children who were lost by their parents and now reside in Neverland
TIGER LILY
Daughter of the chief of the of the Piccaninny tribe of Neverland
CROCODILE
Captain Hook’s other nemesis and the only thing he fears
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SYNOPSIS
ACT I
At the Darling family home in London, young Wendy dances in her bedroom with
Nana, the faithful family dog. Her brothers John and Michael arrive and join in the
fun. Mrs. Darling and Liza the maid enter to ready the children for bed. Mr. Darling
arrives and is worried about being late for a dinner party. After the boys pretend to
be pirates and kidnap Father, the playful children foil all of Mother’s attempts to
get them into bed and convince their parents to tell them a story. Finally peace is
achieved and with the children drifting off to sleep, Mother and Father leave for the
dinner party.
When the coast is clear, Tinker Bell enters the nursery in search of Peter’s shadow,
which he lost while listening at the window to Wendy telling stories to the boys.
After madly searching the room she finally finds it in the washstand. Peter enters
and tries frantically to catch his shadow. Unable to do so, he slumps down beside
Wendy’s bed and begins to cry.
Wendy awakens to see Peter crying and offers to sew his shadow back on. She is
quite taken with Peter and seems to have a vague recollection of him. She offers
him a kiss and when he doesn’t know what that is, gives him a thimble. Peter invites
Wendy to Neverland where she can be the mother and tell stories to the Lost Boys.
Meanwhile Tinker Bell is very jealous and upset at Peter’s attention to Wendy. After
accepting Peter’s invitation, Wendy wakens John and Michael who are overjoyed to
see Peter and Tinker Bell in the nursery. All three children have a quick flying lesson
and with the help of Tinker Bell’s fairy dust take off through the nursery window.
After flying over London they are off to adventures in Neverland – second to the right
and then straight on till morning!
In Neverland, Tiger Lily, the Fairies and the Crocodile are in the lagoon when they
hear the pirates coming and quickly hide. Smee tells Captain Hook that Peter has
returned to the island with new treasures when suddenly the Crocodile appears and
tries to get another taste of Hook. Peter brings the children to the Fairy forest where
all of the sprites dance in celebration. The Lost Boys arrive and everyone is happy
that Peter has returned to Neverland. But the merriment does not last long when the
Pirates challenge Peter and the boys to a fight. Dueling with Hook, Peter is almost
defeated, when just in the nick of time the Crocodile chases Hook away.
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SYNOPSIS
ACT II
In London, Mr. Darling and Liza try to console Mrs. Darling who is heartbroken over
the disappearance of the children. Meanwhile in Neverland Wendy has settled into
the role of Mother to the Lost Boys. When Peter goes to check on the island, Wendy
and Tinker Bell give the boys their medicine and tuck everyone into bed for the night
unaware of the adventure just ahead. The Pirates enter the underground home and
capture all the children. Only Tinker Bell escapes! Captain Hook, disappointed in not
finding Peter, poisons the medicine bottle in hopes that he will drink from it when he
returns.
Later as Peter gathers his sword and his courage before heading out to save the
children, he remembers to take his medicine. But before he can, Tinker Bell drinks
it herself to save Peter’s life. Tinker Bell begins to fade despite Peter’s attempt to
revive her. She slips away. Only the Fairies, having sensed Tinker Bell weakening,
are able to revive her by dancing until she is magically resurrected. On the pirate
ship the new “recruits” are put to work. Peter flies to the ship and after a fierce
battle defeats Captain Hook and the pirates.
After celebrating their victory, Peter begrudgingly agrees to take Wendy, John and
Michael home. Wendy is worried that her brothers are forgetting their real parents.
The Fairies fly the ship home, where the children surprise Mrs. Darling in the
nursery. Mr. Darling, Nana & Liza hear the commotion and rush in where they are
introduced to the Lost Boys who have decided it is time to grow up.
After the others leave the nursery, Wendy returns, having sensed that Peter is still
nearby. He has been waiting outside the window. After a tender moment, with Peter
promising to return, Wendy watches him fly off into the stars. And on to another
adventure!
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MUSIC CREDITS
ACT I
Act I, Scene 1 - Overture
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and
copyright owner.
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), I Overture
from The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 8 – Boy, Why Are You Crying?
Act I, Scene 2 - In The Nursery
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), I Allegretto piacevole from
Dream Children Op. 43
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), Kingston Market (Allegro
leggiero – Allegro assai ben marcato) from A Surrey Suite
op.59
By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey &
Hawkes company, Sole Agent in the U.S., Canada and
Mexico for Casa Ricording BMG Ricordi S.p.A., Milan Italy, a
BMG Editions company, publisher and copyright owner.
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 9 – Tink Gets Upset
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), II Little Bells from The Wand
of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 3 – Bath Time / Bed Time
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), Richmond Park (Allegro con
grazia) from A Surrey Suite op.59
Act I, Scene 10 – Let’s Go!
Eric Coates (1886-1957), March (Con Spirito – Grandioso)
from The Dam Busters
Used by arrangement with European American Music
Distributors LLC, Canadian and U.S. agent for Warner/
Chappell Music, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
Act I, Scene 4 – Parents Leave Liza In Charge
Act I, Scene 11 – Night Flying to Neverland
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), The Shadowy Pines (Lento
espressivo) from A Surrey Suite op.59
Eric Coates (1886-1957), 1 Covent Garden
Act I, Scene 5 – Tink Enters
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), IV Sun Dance from The Wand
of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 6 – Peter Enters
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), III Graceful Dance
(Allegretto grazioso) from Four Dances from ‘The Rebel
Maid’
Act I, Scene 7 – Peter & Shadow
Edward Elgar (1857-1934), VI The Merry Doll from Nursery
Suite
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(Tarantelle Allegro molto (Tempo di tarantella) - Heavy –
Presto from the London (London Everyday) Suite.
Act I, Scene 12 – Neverland / Crocodile and Tiger Lily
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Soliloquy for Oboe and
Orchestra (orchestration: Gordon Jacob)
copyright owner.
Act I, Scene 13 – Fairies Hear the Pirates
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), II Allegro (Allegro H.D.S-P)
from Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 14 – Hook and Pirates
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), No. 2 in A minor from Pomp
and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Public Domain
MUSIC CREDITS
Act I, Scene 15 – Croc Chase
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), V The Wagon Passes from
Nursery Suite
Public Domain
copyright owner.
Act II, Scene 3 – Wendy and The Lost Boys In The
House
Act I, Scene 16 – Fairies Return & Dance
Eric Coates (1886-1957), Prelude and Hornpipe (17th
Century) from Four Centuries (suite) for Orchestra (but
without the prelude, only the Hornpipe section)
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and
copyright owner.
Act I, Scene 17 – Lost Boys Enter
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), IV The Villagers’ Dance
(Allegro vivace) from Four Dances from ‘The Rebel Maid”
Act I, Scene 18 – Pirates enter / fight
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), No. 3 in C minor from Pomp
and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39 (x2)
Public Domain
Act I, Scene 19 – Peter & Hook Fight
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), XI (G.R.S.): Allegro de molto
MUSIC REPEAT FROM ACT I, SCENE I:
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), Kingston Market (Allegro
leggiero – Allegro assai ben marcato) from A Surrey Suite
op.59
Act II, Scene 4 – Wendy Puts The Boys To Bed…
MUSIC REPEAT FROM ACT I, SCENE V:
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), III Graceful Dance
(Allegretto grazioso) from Four Dances from ‘The Rebel
Maid’
Act II, Scene 5 – Pirates Kidnap Children
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), I March from The Wand of
Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
Public Domain
Publisher: public domain
Act II, Scene 6 – Peter Returns
Act I, Scene 20 – Croc Saves Peter
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), VI The Wild Bears from The
Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), VII Fairies and Giants from
The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Public Domain
Public Domain
Act II, Scene 7 – Tink Fades
ACT II
Act II, Scene 1 – Overture Liza with Mrs. Darling
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), VIII Allegretto (W.N.) from
Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
Public Domain
Act II, Scene 2 – Mr. & Mrs. Darling Pas de Deux
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), IX (Nimrod) from Variations
on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
MUSIC REPEAT FROM ACT I, SCENE VI:
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), I Allegretto piacevole from
Dream Children Op. 43
Public Domain
Act II, Scene 8 – Tinks Revival
Sir Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Fugue from The Young
Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and
copyright owner.
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MUSIC CREDITS
Act II, Scene 9 – Pirate Ship
Act II, Scene 12 – Victory
Eric Coates (1886-1957), The Man from the Country from
The Three Man Suite
Montague Phillips (1885-1969), Hampton Court
Act II, Scene 10 – Peter to the Rescue
Mexico
for Casa Ricording BMG Ricordi S.p.A., Milan Italy, a BMG
Editions company, publisher and copyright owner.
Ron Goodwin (1925- 2003), 633 Squadron
Act II, Scene 13 – Back to London Finale
Publisher: EMI Publishing
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Cockaigne Overture (In
London Town) Op. 40
Act II, Scene 11 – Peter & Hook Fight #2
Public Domain
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), VII (Troyte): Presto from
Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
from Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
Public Domain
POPS
Dazzling acrobats, popular classics and
an 18-foot, pedal-powered “Gantry Crane.”
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André Lewis
Hailing from Gatineau, Québec, André
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. In 1996,
Lewis was appointed Artistic Director of
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Lewis has commissioned many works
that rejuvenated the Company’s
repertoire. In 1998 he commissioned
Mark Godden’s blockbuster production
Dracula and was instrumental in the
1999 creation of a new Nutcracker for
the Company. In 2002, Lewis brought to
Winnipeg the thrilling and passionate
Carmina Burana by Argentinean
choreographer Mauricio Wainrot, and he
presented a new version of The Sleeping
Beauty. In 2003, he commissioned Mark
Godden to create a new ballet based on
the opera The Magic Flute and in 2004 he
brought in choreographer Val Caniparoli
to create A Cinderella Story, a retro retelling of the beloved fairy tale set to jazz and swing.
Lewis commissioned choreographer and RWB alumnus Jorden Morris to create Peter Pan
for the Company in 2006. In 2009, for RWB’s 70th anniversary, Lewis commissioned Morris
to create Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet. In 2011, Lewis commissioned Mark Godden to create
Svengali, an explosive look at the original master of mind control, which premiered in
Winnipeg in October 2012.
In 2012, Lewis and Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director John McFall co-commissioned a new
creation by celebrated choreographer Twyla Tharp titled Twyla Tharp’s The Princess &
The Goblin, based on the children’s fantasy novel of the same name by Victorian author
George MacDonald. The ballet had its World Premiere in Atlanta in February 2012 and its
Canadian premiere in Winnipeg in September 2012.
In 2013, the bold adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was created in
conjunction with New York choreographer Lila York. For RWB’s 75th Anniversary Season,
the profound and powerful Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation was created
headed by choreographer Mark Godden, novelist Joseph Boyden, and composer Christos
Hatzis along with the musical talents of Tanya Tagaq and Steve Wood and the Northern
Cree Singers with the support of associate producer Tina Keeper and the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission.
The 2015-16 season is a milestone year for André as he celebrates 20 years as
Artistic Director of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Congratulations André !
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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 and in 2013, New York choreographer Lila York’s full-length
ballet The Handmaid’s Tale. In 2014 Lewis saw the creation of Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation.
JORDEN MORRIS I Choreographer
Jorden Morris is an Alberta-born, internationally renowned ballet
choreographer and director. He trained at the Banff Centre School of
Fine Arts and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Jorden began his career
with the RWB after graduating, and quickly rose to the rank of principal
dancer, performing lead roles in both classical and contemporary works.
After retiring from his career on stage, Jorden studied choreography and
theater arts at New York University, as well as early French choreography
from Claude Bessy and Serge Golovine of the Paris Opera.
Jorden premiered his first work in 1999, a one-act interpretation of
Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers.
He choreographed three works in 2000: One for the Alabama School of
Fine Arts in Birmingham, that would go on to be performed at the Birmingham Arts Festival. Jorden was
also commissioned by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet to choreograph two pieces for HRH Queen Elizabeth II
during her Canadian visit that year, which were broadcast nationally by the CBC.
Jorden then expanded his career by taking the position of Ballet Master and assistant to the Director at
Boston Ballet. Jorden rose to the rank of Chief Ballet Master and was the interim Director for the 2001
season.
After returning to Canada as Associate School Director for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Jorden was
commissioned to create his first full-length work Peter Pan. This production became the biggest box office
in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s history, until it was surpassed three years later by his next full-length ballet,
Moulin Rouge ® - The Ballet. Since its creation in 2009, Moulin Rouge ® - The Ballet has been on tour across
North America and Europe and has been seen by over 180,000 people in theatres. Moulin Rouge was made
into a full feature film in 2013 and distributed by Cineplex Odeon.
Jorden continued his work with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, creating new works inspired by intriguing artists,
from painter Egon Schiele to poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Jorden has also choreographed for the Genie and Gemini awards which were broadcast nationally and
featured dancers from The National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
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BIOGRAPHIES
In addition to Boston Ballet and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Jorden has worked with Atlanta Ballet,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Cincinnati Ballet and Festival Ballet Providence.
In 2015 Jorden accepted the position of Artistic Director with Edmonton’s Citie Ballet where he continues to
choreograph and inspire the next generation of Canadian artists.
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 orchestras 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.
DON RUTLEY I Scenic Designer
Don Rutley was born in Dauphin, Manitoba in 1947 and moved with his family to BC where he completed
school. A year of work in the smelters of Cominco provided the incentive to move on in a different direction
and after being encouraged by a former teacher, he decided to study theatre arts at the University of
Winnipeg. His first professional job was Technical Director for Theatre 3 (now Phoenix Theatre) in Edmonton
in 1972 followed by a couple of years as Scenic Carpenter and Instructor at the University of Saskatchewan
and Technical Director at 25th Street Theatre in Saskatoon. He first began to work at the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet as Assistant Electrician in 1976 and then later as Master Electrician/Technical Director until 1982
when he left to work in various capacities at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon He was also Stage Carpenter
and Stage Manager at the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium for ten years before returning to the RWB as
Production Director in 2000.
Don has created scenic designs for a number of stage productions over the years, mostly original works
for 25th Street Theatre. He worked as Construction Coordinator for the film version of Who Has Seen the
Wind by W. O. Mitchell, working with director Alan King and a wonderful cast that included Gordon Pinsent,
Jose Ferrer and Helen Shaver in 1977. One of his most memorable career events was working as Technical
Director and Construction Coordinator for the RWB premiere production of Romeo & Juliet with Rudi van
Dantzig and Toer van Schayk in 1981.
Don is grateful to the RWB for having allowed him the opportunity to take on the challenge of Scenic
Designer for Peter Pan and could not have done this without the support and understanding of his wife
Christy and the collaboration of co-designer Andrew Beck.
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BIOGRAPHIES
ANDREW BECK I Scenic Designer
Andrew Beck was born in Staffordshire, England in 1961 and was brought to Winnipeg as a child in 1967. He
was educated in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Manitoba and completed a thesis of painted
steel sculptures in 1983. Since that time he has worked on landscape painting and steel sculptures, which
have been exhibited in parallel and commercial galleries across Canada. His work is included in private
and public collections at Great-West Life, Power Corporation, Manitoba Legislature and Manitoba Arts
Council Art Bank. In addition to his own work, Andrew has worked as a scenic artist and designer for more
than fifteen years. In this capacity he has worked for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Royal Manitoba Theatre
Centre and Rainbow Stage. Other credits include the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards and the TV
series Falcon Beach. Previous designs for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet include Moulin Rouge ® - The Ballet
and Peter Pan with Jorden Morris as choreographer. Andrew has previously worked with Mark Godden in
Midsummer Nights Dream at Ballet Memphis and has recently been working with Koba Entertainment on
children’s theatre.
DANIEL FORD BEAVIS I Original Fight Choreography
Daniel is happy to have worked with the RWB on this production. While
he is no stranger to stage combat, this is his first time working with a
ballet company on this level. He is busy teaching and working in film and
television and has appeared as a drunken brawler in The Velvet Devil on
CBC, he was lit on fire in the film Urban Assault, and he has been doing
fight direction for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan for a number of
years.
Daniel taught in the Drama Department at the University of Saskatchewan
as well as at workshops in Regina, Seattle and Edmonton. This past year
he taught at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Daniel is very honored to have
worked with so many talented people on such an ambitious production.
He has always been a big fan of pirates, so he is pleased to be part of
bringing Peter, Wendy, Captain Hook and all the rest to life on the stage.
BILL WILLIAMS I Lighting Designer
Bill Williams is a well known Canadian lighting designer, specializing in both stage and architectural
lighting design. With over 500 project credits, Bill has worked across Canada and in Europe, Asia, South
America, the USA and the UK.
Previous lighting designs for the RWB include: The War Collection, The Seasons, Mahler 4: Eternity is Now,
Magnificat, Le Sacre du Printemps and Family Scenes.
As a dance lighting designer, Bill has worked with many chorographers, including: Oscar Araiz, Anna
Blewchamp, Rachel Browne, Anne Ditchburn, David Earl, Rodney Griffin, Cliff Keuter, Judith Marcuse,
Sophie Maslow, Robert Moulton, Brian Macdonald, Vicente Nebrada, Sandra Neels, Linda Rabin, Kelly
Robinson, Paul Sanasardo, Margo Sappington, Stuart Sebastian, Paddy Stone, Lynne Taylor, James Waring
and Norbert Vesak.
When not designing lighting, Bill is actively involved as an author, teacher and webmaster.
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BIOGRAPHIES
ANNE ARMIT I Costume Designer
Anne Armit was born in St. Andrews, Scotland and moved to Ottawa
at age four. She attended Seneca College in 1972, was named Student
Designer of the Year in 1975 and was awarded a scholarship to the
Ontario College of Art.
Armit also freelanced for organizations such as The National Ballet
of Canada, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Charlottetown Festival,
the National Arts Centre and the Canadian Opera Company.
From 1979 to 1989, Armit ran her own business creating costumes
for film, television and theatre, including the contract for Cats.
Throughout this period she worked extensively for the TV, film and
commercial industries. She was Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s
Director of Wardrobe from 1989-2013 and this position has given her the opportunity to travel and
design productions such as L.I.F.E., La Bayadére, Raymonda, Creaturehood, The Sleeping Beauty,
Peter Pan, Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet, Wonderland, Quantz by Quanz, In Tandem (commissioned by
the Works & Process Series of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and later went to the
Bolshoi Ballet), Luminous and more. Armit has also designed costumes for several Ballet Jörgen
productions in Toronto, and she was honoured to create a variety of costumes for RWB’s Prima
Ballerina Evelyn Hart.
Armit has designed costumes for Jorden Morris’ new mixed rep work The Doorway, and was chosen
by choreographic legend Twyla Tharp to coordinate the costumes for Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and
the Goblin.
MEET THE DANCERS!
For a unique look behind the scenes,
attend our backstage tour after the Friday,
May 06 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, May 08 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!
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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, FL
Year joined the RWB: 2003-2013 ...
rejoined 2015.
Favourite ballet: Swan Lake and
Balanchine’s Serenade
A love other than dance:
Adventures with my soulmate
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Swan Lake
Drawing & painting.
Liang Xing
Hometown: Beijing, China
Favourite ballet: Onegin
My wife and children
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Dmitri Dovgoselets
Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine
Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & Juliet
A love other than dance: Horseback riding
SOLOISTS
Yayoi Ban
Hometown: Chiba, Japan
Favourite ballet or role: Giselle
Favourite food: Sushi of course!
& everything my husband cooks for me!
Yosuke Mino
Hometown: Kanazawa, Japan
A love other than dance: Reading & food
SECOND SOLOISTS
Sarah Davey
Hometown: Waterdown, ON
Favourite ballets:
The Four seasons, Hikarizatto
Elizabeth Lamont
Hometown: Kitchener, ON
Favourite ballet: Giselle
Most treasured possession:
A necklace my dad gave me.
Alanna McAdie
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Favourite roles:
Kitri from Don Quixote,
Medora from Corsaire
A love other than dance: Music
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SECOND SOLOISTS
Tristan Dobrowney
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Favourite ballet or role: La Bayadère
Most admired growing up: Abbott and Costello
Josh Reynolds
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Joined: 2015
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
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Kostyantyn Keshyshev
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Most treasured possession: My two cats
Egor Zdor
Hometown: Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Favourite ballet or role: Manon
Favourite food: Pasta
CORPS DE BALLET
Katie Bonnell
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Favourite ballets: Emergence (Crystal Pite),
Four Last Songs (Rudi van Danzig)
A love other than dance: Cooking/baking
Yoshiko Kamikusa
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Favourite roles: Kitri from Don Quixote,
Odette/Odile from Swan Lake
A love other than dance: Anything that has
something to do with food!
Jaimi Deleau
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Trained: RWB School
Favorite role: Juliet from Romeo &
Juliet
Most treasured possession: A ring my
parents passed down to me
Chenxin Liu
Hometown: Chenzhou Hunan, China
A love other than dance: Cross stitch
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CORPS DE BALLET
Liam Caines
Hometown: Kingston, NB
Romeo & Juliet
Favourite poet: Shel Silverstein
Stephan Possin
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Romeo & Juliet.
Aspiring to do the role of Romeo.
Video games.
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Tyler Carver
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Trained: Goh Ballet,
San Francisco Ballet School
Luzemberg Santana
Hometown: João Pessoa Paraìba,
Brazil
Don Quixote
Real football (soccer)
CORPS DE BALLET
Anna O’Callaghan
Manami Tsubai
Sarah Po Ting Yeung
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Most treasured possession:
My photo album
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Don Quixote
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
Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake
Feels most inspired:
When I see young talent
Ryan Vetter
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD, USA
A love other than dance: My family
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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
Favorite ballet: Giselle
A love other than dance: My family
Philippe Larouche
Yue Shi
Hometown: Laval, QC
Year joined RWB: 2015
Favorite ballet: Swan Lake
Love other than dance: reading
Hometown: He Bei,
Tang Shan, China
Favourite ballet: Don Quixote
Painting, Photography
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 ballets:
Giselle, Dracula,
Romeo & Juliet
Cooking and reading.
Hometown:
Sherwood Park, AB
Year joined the RWB:1991
Favourite roles:
Lucy in Dracula,
Juliet in Romeo & Juliet
Horseback riding
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Year joined the RWB:1997
Values most in her friends:
Compassion
Jaime Vargas
Caroline Gruber
Ingrid Kottke
Hometown:
Mexico City, Mexico
Favourite role: Bob in Val
Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story
Being a father
Hometown:
London, England
Year joined RWB: 1988
Favourite Role:
Odette/Odile Swan Lake
Senior Ballet Master
Ballet Master
Ballet Master
Guest Ballet Master
Ballet Master
Production Stage Manager
Hometown:Edmonton, AB
Favourite ballets: Bolero,
Carmina Burana
Would most like to live:
Out of a suitcase
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Celebrating Tristan Dobrowney on the Occasion of his Retirement
He also received various awards and scholarships and took part in the 2008
Banff Centre summer dance program. After graduating from the Royal
Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division in 2008, he joined the RWB
Company as an Apprentice and was promoted to the Corps de
Ballet in 2011 and to Second Soloist in 2014.
Dobrowney is known for strong ballet technique with
his jumps, turns and beautiful extensions.
“He is also an excellent partner, confident and
attentive to the needs of a ballerina en pointe.
Versatility is also one of Tristan’s strengths; he
is strong in modern and contemporary work
and has real dynamic flair in his character
dancing,” Jorden Morris, choreographer and
former RWB School Associate Director.
Dobrowney’s repertoire includes a vast
array of classical and contemporary
works. He has taken on such leading roles
as The Prince in Nutcracker, Matthew in
Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet and Curdie in
Twyla Tharp’s The Princess & The Goblin. He has performed in Peter Pan, Romeo + Juliet, Dracula, Giselle,
The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story and The Handmaid’s Tale. For the world
premiere of Wonderland he danced as part of the Tweedledee & Tweedledum duo. His other RWB repertoire
includes Mauricio Wainrot’s Carmina Burana; Peter Quanz’s Quantz by Quanz, Luminous and In Tandem;
Mark Godden’s As Above, So Below; Itzik Gaili’s Hikarizatto and Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room.
In 2013 Tristan was invited to perform the world premiere of Pierced with Move: the company
under the
direction of Josh Beamish. For the past three seasons Dobrowney was invited by
acclaimed choreographer Peter Quanz to perform in Q DANCE, and in
the summer of 2015 he travelled to Wuxi, China as a Guest Artist with
the Wuxi Song & Dance Theatre for the premiere of Quanz’s The
Red Crowned Crane. He most recently danced the role of Gordon
in Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation during its 2016
Canadian tour.
We are very honoured to have had Dobrowney’s talent in the RWB
School and Company and would like to thank him for his great
performances over the years.
WE WISH HIM GREAT SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN HIS FUTURE
ENDEAVOURS.
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PHOTOS: David Cooper
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Tristan Dobrowney has been dancing since the age of 6. His
dance training began at the Vesnianka Academy of Ukrainian Dance, and he was taking ballet
classes by age 12. He was accepted into the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division
program at the age of 14 while completing his high school education at the University of
Winnipeg Collegiate. As a student, Dobrowney danced in RWB productions of
Nutcracker and Swan Lake and performed with the Brandon Dance Ensemble
and Dance Fredericton.
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The Royal Winnipeg Ballet believes that
everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy
the beauty and excitement of a live ballet
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The Higher Horizons program is a unique
partnership with more than 30 local community
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2016 RWB BALLET BALL THANK YOU
An Enchanted Affair
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet is grateful to its sponsors, donors
and volunteers for their commitment and support of the 2016 Ballet Ball,
RWB’s premier fundraising event held April 23, 2016.
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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
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Production Supporter
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Presenting Sponsor National Tour
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Production
Supporter
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Production Investors
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
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In Support of the
Student Matinee Performance
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With support from
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IN MEMORY OF
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the Performing Arts
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PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM
Major Gifts assist the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet by
underwriting the costs of
special projects and new productions.
MAJOR GIFTS
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THE LLOYD
& FARRALLY SOCIETY
Named for the founders of
the RWB, Gweneth Lloyd and
Betty Hey Farrally, The Lloyd
& Farrally Society recognizes
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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
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Income generated from the
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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.
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In Honour of Blaine Rittinger & Leslie Fields
Sherri & Marc Rittinger
THE DAVID MORONI SCHOOL
ENDOWMENT FUND
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Endowment Fund supports
initiatives that ensure
the highest quality dance
education for young artists
and dance teachers for
decades to come.
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the RWB maintain the standard of artistic
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John F. (Jack) Fraser
David & Evelyn Friesen
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
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
Anonymous
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
E.L. McLandress
Margaret & Peter Morse
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
Douglas Arrell
Joan Blight
Trish Allison-Simms
Dick & Elaine Archer
Abigail Ball
Bruce & Joyce Berry
Dr. & Mrs. David & Gillian Bird
Rita & Don Campbell
Nicole Collette
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
♠ Indicates a gift made
In Memory or In Honour
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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
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
Wheeler Family Foundation
Sabina Willborn
CORPS DE BALLET
$50 - $149
Jeff & Monica Bonnell
Katie & DeLloyd Guth
L. Rivard
Mrs. Mia Timmermans
Doreen Adolph
Patricia Allen
Shoshanna Andress
Muriel Andrews
Beverley Bailey
David & Rosemary Barney
Jacqueline Grace Ball
Martin Baron
Catherine Bell
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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
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
RWB SCHOOL POINTE SHOE
FUND
Rennie Bodi
Dee Buchwald
Lori Butler
Lori Campbell
Dr. & Mrs. David & Kathleen Connor
Gestny Ewart
Julie Ann Kniskern
Anita Leclair
Samual Ray McKinlay
Timothy McLeod
Patricia Michalski
Lesley Shaw
S. Sims
Candace Sturko
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
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.
PRIMA POSITION
$500 - $1249
Melanie J. Bot
Delores Gembey
Barry & Louise Pallett
SECOND POSITION
$275 - $499
Lynna Goldhar-Smith
Dr. Lorena Jenks
THIRD POSITION
$150 - $274
Mrs. Joyce Grace
FOURTH POSITION
$50 - $149
Suzanne André
Yayoi & Toshiyuki Ban
Katie & DeLloyd Guth
Joanne Hawkins
Carleigh Johnson
Pat & Bill Reid
Lorraine & Nobby Woo
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
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
Karin Giesbrecht
Lynette & Brett Magnus
Wendy & Blair Magnus
Mandi & Faisal Siddiqui
Tara & Joseph Silvaggio
Dennis Stewner
Michael Stoller
Lori Wheeler
ESTATE GIFTS
Estate of John Gordon Hunter
Estate of Gordon P. Linney
Estate of Sheila Sturley
Estate of Marjory Grant Young
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
Lord Roberts School
Alenna Mark
Ron Hrynchuk & Jane McSwiggan
Jaime Vargas
The Jassal Family In Honour of RWB
School RD Teachers & Assistants
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
To make a donation
please contact the
Development Department at
204 957 3416 or go to
www.rwb.org/donate
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We wish
Anna
Amy
Corps de Ballet dancer Anna O’Callaghan and Apprentice Amy Young
much success for the next stages of their careers!
Thank you for your beautiful performances these previous years and this past season
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THE STAFF OF THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
ANDRÉ LEWIS Artistic 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
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
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
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,
Melanie Saunders
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Marketing and Communications.....................Larah Luna
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
Individual Giving Manager........................................Graciela Najenson
Development Coordinator............................Patricia Guenther-Smith
Development Coordinator...................................................Nicki Kirton
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
JEFF HERD Executive Director
PRODUCTION
Director of Production...............................................Michael Freeman
Technical Director..............................................................Bob Stewart
Production Stage Manager...............................................Ingrid Kottke
Production Assistant.....................................................John Kaminski
Head Carpenter and Crew Chief................................Justin Dowbiggin
Head Flyman/Assistant Carpenter............................... Paul McWhinney
Master Electrician ............................................................Marc Gagnon
Assistant Electrictian..............................................................Jef Ward
Head of Properties..................................................M.Drew Derbowka
Head of Audio ..................................................................Iain Graham
Head of Wardrobe ...................................................Brenda Belmonté
Assistant Wardrobe ......................................................Barry Malenko
Scenic Carpenter ..................................................................Taavo Sults
SCHOOL ARTISTIC FACULTY
Scott Andrew, Hannah Arras, Eugene Baffoe, Jolene Bailie,
Stanislav Belyaevsky, Aimee Brasko, Lisa Brooks,
Darilyn Burdeniuk, Mark Cameron, Rachel Cooper, Nicole Dufault,
Anastasia Dunets, Alexander Gamayunov, Claude Garand,
Karin Giesbrecht, Julie Gregorchuk, Caroline Gruber,
Janelle Hacault, Philippe-Alexandre Jacques,
Oleksandra Kondratyeva, Laura Kolisnyk, Jacqui Ladwig,
Karyn Maertens, Claire Marshall, Erin McCallum, Michelle Mourre,
Nicole Owens, Radostina Panova, Stacha Penner, Roman Rykine,
Sharlyne Santos, Alex Schade, Cheyenne Schroeder, Cheryl Scott,
Keri-lee Smith, Marijka Stanowych, Debra Thiessen,
Rachelle Vermette, Alie Wagar, Victoria Ward,
Kristina Washchyshyn, Tanja Woloshen.
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
Student Care Counsellor............................................... Carol Hoydalo
Administrative Counsellor............................................Danielle Lester
Counsellors............ Violeta Avalos, Kaeleigh Ayre, Alexandre Borger,
Solene Borger, Chantal DeGagne, Madison Harding, David King,
Inna Malchy, Sam Markewich, Eliane Neufeld, Kathtyn Olson,
Jacquelin Pelland, Ian Peters, Stephan Possin,
Bob Pleschke, Ellen Stothers, Sarah Taylor
Head Chef.....................................................................Wayne Aastrom
Cooks....................................................Kylie Evans, Wesley Lapenskie
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
Zenaida Cruz, Rose Curatolo, Noel De Leon, Anciska Milne
Kathleen Lynch, Diana Miller, Carrie-Ann Wilson
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager..................................................................Jeff Monk
Facilities Maintenance..................................................Marc DelaTorre
Housekeeping........................................................Bernadette Antoine,
Joel Ferguson, Jade Manov
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ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
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
Chair Risk Commitee...................................................John Osler
HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS
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.
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)
The Hon. Terry Stratton
(OTTAWA)
Allan Waisman
(VANCOUVER)
MEDICAL SUPPORT TEAM
Medical services provided by Pan Am Clinic.
Physiotherapy service provided by Lifemark Health.
Medical Department...................................Dr. Brian Lukie, M.D.,
Dr. Deborah Hill, MD FRCPC Dip. Sport Med.
Physiotherapists.............................................................................
Laurie Urban B.A., B.P.T. FCAMP, Diploma Sports Physiotherapy,
Kevin Dyck, B.M.R. 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.
WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MUSICIAN ROSTER
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
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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THE
SEARCH
IS ON
For former dancers and staff
of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Come and join the family of 128
current members. We look forward
to having you as a member of the
RWB Alumni Association.
AVAILABLE DURING THE
PERFORMANCE AT THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DISPLAY
COSTUME SKETCH REPRODUCTIONS
Original costume reproductions along with ballet sketches
by designers Grant Marshall, Paul Daigle and Shannon
Lovelace.
SPOON JEWELRY
Teresa Bacall, former RWB principal dancer, presents her
beautiful, handmade jewelry.
Wearable DOODLE ART by Barb Pitchard.
POSTERS
MUSIC CD’S
Please contact us at
[email protected]
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