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Ballet Notes
Symphony in C &
Polyphonia &
In The Upper Room
November 5-9, 2008
Patrick Lavoie and Bridgett Zehr in Polyphonia
Photography: David Cooper
Orchestra
Celia Franca, C.C., Founder
2008/09
Souvenir Book
On Sale Now in the Lobby
Featuring beautiful new images
by Canadian photographer
Sian Richards
George Crum, Music Director Emeritus
Karen Kain, C.C.
Kevin Garland
Artistic Director
Executive Director
David Briskin
Rex Harrington, O.C.
Music Director and
Principal Conductor
Artist-in-Residence
Magdalena Popa
Lindsay Fischer
Principal Artistic Coach
Artistic Director,
YOU dance / Ballet Master
Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté,
Chan Hon Goh, Greta Hodgkinson,
Nehemiah Kish, Zdenek Konvalina,
Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez,
Piotr Stanczyk, Xiao Nan Yu
Victoria Bertram, Kevin D. Bowles,
Lorna Geddes,Tomas Schramek,
Hazaros Surmeyan*
Christopher Body, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard+,
Stephanie Hutchison, Erkan Kurt, Richard Landry,
Etienne Lavigne, Patrick Lavoie,
Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Rebekah Rimsay+,
Jillian Vanstone, Bridgett Zehr
Alexandra Golden, Tina Pereira, Alejandra Perez-Gomez,
Jonathan Renna, Lisa Robinson, Avinoam Silverman
Wei Chen, Jordana Daumec, Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin,
Naoya Ebe, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Juri Hiraoka,
Klara Houdet, Tamara Jones, Lise-Marie Jourdain,
James Leja, Martin Lindinger, Elena Lobsanova, Noah Long,
Alexandra MacDonald, Elizabeth Marrable, Catherine Maitland,
Antonella Martinelli, Chelsy Meiss, Tiffany Mosher,
Amber Munro, Andreea Olteanu, Marissa Parzei,
Jenna Savella, James Shee, Christopher Stalzer,
Robert Stephen, Adam L. Toth, Brett van Sickle, Nan Wang,
Joseph Welbes, Aarik Wells, Sarah Wolff
RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Ryan Booth,
Mark Dennis, Sara Garbowski, Nikki Holck, Claire Maurey,
Shino Mori, Ian Parsons, Julia Sedwick, Brendan Saye,
Thomas Snee
Peter Ottmann
Senior Ballet Master
Mandy-Jayne
Richardson
Senior Ballet Mistress
Lorna Geddes
Tomas Schramek
Pointe Shoe Manager/
Assistant Ballet Master
Assistant Ballet Mistress
Joysanne Sidimus
Guest Repetiteur
Ernest Abugov
Jeff Morris
Stage Managers
Janelle Rainville
Piotr Stanczyk
Photography: Sian Richards
Stage Manager,
YOU dance
*Guest Artist-in-Residence
+
On maternity leave
Violins
Fujiko Imajishi,
Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo,
Assistant Concertmaster
Dominique Laplante,
Principal Second Violin
James Aylesworth
Jennie Baccante
Sheldon Grabke
• Xiao Grabke
• Nancy Kershaw
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Csaba Koczó
Yakov Lerner
Jayne Maddison
Ron Mah
Wendy Rogers
Filip Tomov
Joanna Zabrowarna
Paul Zevenhuizen
Violas
Angela Rudden, Principal
Theresa Rudolph Koczó,
Assistant Pincipal
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Beverley Spotton
Larry Toman
Cellos
Maurizio Baccante,
Principal
Olga Laktionova
Andrew McIntosh
Marianne Pack
Elaine Thompson
Paul Widner
Basses
Hans J.F. Preuss,
Principal
Paul Langley
Robert Speer
Cary Takagaki
Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal
Maria Pelletier
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal
• Karen Rotenberg
Lesley Young,
English Horn
Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal
• Emily Marlow
Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet
Bassoons
Stephen Mosher, Principal
Jerry Robinson
Elizabeth Gowen,
Contra Bassoon
Horns
Gary Pattison, Principal
Vincent Barbee
Derek Conrod
Scott Wevers
Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Mark Dharmaratnam
Raymond Tizzard
Trombones
David Archer, Principal
Robert Ferguson
David Pell,
Bass Trombone
Harp
Lucie Parent, Principal
Timpany
Michael Perry, Principal
Percussion
Robert Comber, Principal
Mark Mazur
Orchestra Personnel
Manager and Music
Administrator
Jean Verch
Assistant Orchestra
Personnel Manager
Raymond Tizzard
Library Assistant
Lucie Parent
Extra Players
Anne Armstrong, Violin
Foortje Gerritsen, Violin
Mia King, Violin
Renée London, Violin
Aya Miyagawa, Violin
Sonia Vizante, Violin
Rebekah Wolkstein,
Violin
Bridget La Marche, Viola
Nicholaos Papadakis,
Viola
Jill Vitols, Cello
Colleen Cook, Clarinet
• On Leave of Absence
The 2008/09 season is presented by:
Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Saturday November 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Thursday November 6, 2008 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday November 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Friday November 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
In The Upper Room & Polyphonia & Symphony in C are presented by:
Third Movement: Allegro Vivace
Chan Hon Goh, Ethan Stiefel* (Nov 5, 8 eve)
Jenna Savella, Naoya Ebe (Nov 6 mat, 8 mat)
Jillian Vanstone, Keiichi Hirano (Nov 6 eve, 9)
Jillian Vanstone, Ethan Stiefel* (Nov 7)
Stephanie Hutchison (Nov 5, 8 eve), Juri Hiraoka (Nov 6, 7, 8 mat, 9)
Naoya Ebe (Nov 5, 8 eve), Jonathan Renna (Nov 6, 7, 8 mat, 9)
Alexandra Golden
Richard Landry
Symphony in C
Fourth Movement: Allegro Vivace
Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk (Nov 5, 6 eve, 8 mat, 9)
Tina Pereira, Erkan Kurt (Nov 6 mat, 7, 8 eve)
Choreography: George Balanchine © School of American Ballet
Staged by: Lindsay Fischer, Mandy-Jayne Richardson, Joysanne Sidimus
Music: Georges Bizet, Symphony No. 1 in C major
Costume Design: Karinska
Lighting Design: Ronald Bates
Conductors: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor (Nov. 5, 6 eve, 7, 8 eve)
Judith Yan, Assistant Conductor (Nov 6 mat, 8 mat, 9)
Alejandra Perez-Gomez (Nov 5, 8 mat), Jordana Daumec (Nov 6, 7, 8 eve, 9)
James Shee
Jenna Savella (Nov 5, 6 eve, 8 eve), Lise-Marie Jourdain (Nov 6 mat, 7, 8 mat, 9)
Aarik Wells
Premiere (as Le Palais de Cristal): Paris Opera Ballet, July 28, 1947 – Paris, France
The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: November 14, 1984 – Toronto, Ontario
* Guest Artists
Symphony in C is a gift from THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE,
THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA.
Danielle Bezaire, Jessica Burrows, Alexandra Inculet, Kailey Kaba, Liisa Himalainen and
Alexandra Pike appear courtesy of Canada’s National Ballet School and with the kind permission
of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
First Movement: Allegro Vivo
Greta Hodgkinson, Zdenek Konvalina (Nov 5, 6 eve, 8 mat)
Heather Odgen, Aleksandar Antonijevic (Nov 6 mat, 7, 8 eve, 9)
Jillian Vanstone (Nov 5, 8), Stephanie Hutchison (Nov 6, 7, 9)
Brett van Sickle
Tina Pereira (Nov 5, 8 mat), Alejandra Perez-Gomez (Nov 6, 7, 8 eve, 9)
Nan Wang
And Ensemble
Intermission
Etienne Lavigne and Heather Ogden with
Artists of the Ballet in Symphony in C
Photography: Bruce Zinger
Second Movement: Adagio
Xiao Nan Yu, Tiit Helimets* (Nov 5, 6 mat, 7)
Heather Ogden, Etienne Lavigne (Nov 6 eve)
Heather Ogden, Tiit Helimets* (Nov 8 mat)
Greta Hodgkinson, Etienne Lavigne (Nov 8 eve, 9)
Klara Houdet
James Leja (Nov 5, 6 eve, 7, 8 eve), Martin Lindinger (Nov 6 mat, 8 mat, 9)
Elena Lobsanova
Joseph Welbes (Nov 5, 6 eve, 7, 8 eve), Robert Stephen (Nov 6 mat, 8 mat, 9)
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Polyphonia
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon©
Music: György Ligeti
Used by arrangement with European Music Distributors LLC, sole Canadian and U.S. agent for
Schott Music, publisher and copyright owner.
Costume Design: Holly Hynes
Lighting Design: Mark Stanley
Piano Soloist: Edward Connell
Premiere: New York City Ballet, January 4, 2001 – New York, New York
The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: June 2, 2007 – Toronto, Ontario
VI
No. 2 Hopp ide tisztán from Three Wedding Dances, 1950
Chan Hon Goh and Piotr Stanczyk or Tina Pereira and Etienne Lavigne
VII
No. 7 Cantabile molto legato from Musica Ricercata, 1951-53
Xiao Nan Yu and Noah Long or Sonia Rodriguez and Nan Wang,
Heather Ogden and Etienne Lavigne or Greta Hodgkinson and Aleksandar Antonijevic
or Jillian Vanstone and Brett van Sickle
VIII No. 3 Allegro con spirito from Musica Ricercata, 1951-53
Jillian Vanstone and Zdenek Konvalina or Tina Pereira and Richard Landry
or Jenna Savella and Richard Landry
IX
No. 2 Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale from Musica Ricercata, 1951-53
Xiao Nan Yu and Noah Long or Sonia Rodriguez and Nan Wang
Xiao Nan Yu and Noah Long (Nov 5, 6 eve, 8 eve, 9)
Sonia Rodriguez and Nan Wang (Nov 6 mat, 7, 8 mat)
X
Capriccio No. 2 – Allegro robusto, 1947
Entire cast
Heather Ogden and Etienne Lavigne (Nov 5, 8 mat)
Greta Hodgkinson and Aleksandar Antonijevic (Nov 6 mat, 8 eve)
Jillian Vanstone and Brett van Sickle (Nov 6 eve, 7, 9)
Intermission
Polyphonia is made possible by generous gifts from Sandra Simpson and Gretchen & Donald Ross.
Xiao Nan Yu and Nehemiah Kish in Polyphonia
Chan Hon Goh and Piotr Stanczyk (Nov 5, 6 mat, 8 eve, 9)
Tina Pereira and Etienne Lavigne (Nov 6 eve, 7)
Tina Pereira and Piotr Stanczyk (Nov 8 mat)
Photography: Cylla von Tiedemann
Jillian Vanstone and Zdenek Konvalina (Nov 5, 8 mat)
Tina Pereira and Richard Landry (Nov 6 mat, 8 eve, 9)
Jenna Savella and Richard Landry (Nov 6 eve, 7)
I
Désordre from Etudes pour piano, premier livre, 1985
Entire cast
II
Arc-en-ciel from Etudes pour piano, premier livre, 1985
Xiao Nan Yu and Noah Long or Sonia Rodriguez and Nan Wang
III
No. 4 Tempo di Valse from Musica Ricercata, 1951-53
Heather Ogden and Etienne Lavigne or Greta Hodgkinson and Aleksandar Antonijevic,
or Jillian Vanstone and Brett van Sickle
IV
Invention, 1948
Heather Ogden or Greta Hodgkinson or Jillian Vanstone, Chan Hon Goh or Tina Pereira,
Jillian Vanstone or Tina Pereira or Jenna Savella
V
No. 8 Vivace energico from Musica Ricercata, 1951-53
Etienne Lavigne or Aleksandar Antonijevic or Brett van Sickle,
Zdenek Konvalina or Richard Landry
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In The Upper Room
Symphony in C
Company Premiere
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Staged by: Elaine Kudo
Music: Philip Glass, In The Upper Room
© 1986 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission.
Costume Design: Norma Kamali
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Premiere: August 28, 1986, Twyla Tharp Dance – Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
Symphony in C, created for the Paris
Opéra Ballet in 1947 under the title Le Palais
de Cristal, is brilliantly constructed, elegant
and virtuosic, all flash and dazzle. It drew
heavily on the vast financial and artistic
resources of that acclaimed company at a
time when, in New York, Balanchine had few
dancers, high school auditoria for stages,
The performance of In The Upper Room a Tharpsm Ballet, is presented under license with
W.A.T. Limited, and has been produced in accordance with Tharpsm Service Standards;
In The Upper Room Choreography by Twyla Tharp, © 1992 Twyla Tharp.
In The Upper Room is a gift from Walter Carsen, O.C.
Greta Hodgkinson or Sonia Rodriguez
Aleksandar Antonijevic or Etienne Lavigne
and a minuscule costume budget. Like most
of Balanchine’s works, it follows the music
closely and perceptively – in this case, the
long-lost score of the 17-year-old Bizet’s
unpublished first symphony, rediscovered
only in 1935 – allowing us, as Balanchine
always wished, to “see the music, hear the
dancing.”
Zdenek Konvalina or Piotr Stanczyk or Aarik Wells, James Shee or Nan Wang
Jillian Vanstone or Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tina Pereira or Jenna Savella
Heather Ogden or Alexandra Golden
That goal would be easier to achieve
when Balanchine brought the work to New
York the next year, stripping it of its fancy
title, its elaborate costumes (one colour to
Xiao Nan Yu or Andreea Olteanu, Stephanie Hutchison or Jordana Daumec,
Jordana Daumec or Alejandra Perez-Gomez
James Leja or Jonathan Renna, Noah Long or Robert Stephen, Keiichi Hirano or
Christopher Stalzer
each movement, rather like Jewels), its lavish
scenery with galleries, balconies, a staircase,
and ornaments galore, and its huge initial
cast. As always, Balanchine’s impulse was to
company (the full Paris cast numbered 52
simplify and clarify his works over the years.
dancers). Each movement plays inventively
One of the most startling facts about this
with geometrical shapes – squares,
ballet is that it took only two weeks to
diagonals, sculptural groupings – that
choreograph, matching the mere two weeks
illustrate the variety of effects possible using
Bizet devoted to his musical composition.
a very active and technically adept corps de
Brought into the repertoire of The National
Ballet of Canada by Erik Bruhn in 1984 as
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ballet.
Three movements of Bizet’s symphony
part of a Balanchine Evening, Symphony in C
(1, 3, and 4) are marked Allegro Vivo or
contains the traditional four movements
Allegro Vivace in the score – buoyant, crisp,
of a classical symphony and embodies
lively. The first presents a commandingly
Balanchine’s assertion that “Ballet is
regal ballerina (Maria Tallchief, Balanchine’s
Woman.” Structurally, each movement has a
then-wife, in the New York premiere). In
principal couple with the woman dominant,
marked contrast to the other movements,
two secondary couples, and six to eight
the second movement – Adagio – is the
female corps, depending on the size of the
longest, most admired in its music and
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Polyphonia
British choreographer Christopher
he dubbed “micropolyphony,” the creation
Wheeldon is one of the most sought-after
of orchestral sound clusters that gradually
dancemakers around and Polyphonia one of
transform themselves. In the Polyphonia
his most admired ballets. After a stunningly
pieces, despite the limitations of having only
successful New York City Ballet premiere on
one instrument, we experience the
January 4th, 2001, it was performed the next
composer’s tremendous wit and variety.
year by London’s Royal Ballet and won the
The ballet, for eight dancers in leotards,
Laurence Olivier Prize for Best New Dance
presents ten dances in a mere half hour and
Production. Many other companies have
the titles that composer György Ligeti gave
adopted this instant classic, among them
each selection are reflected in both music
San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Pacific
and dance.
Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens de Montréal and The National
I, Désordre from Etudes pour piano,
Ballet of Canada.
premier livre, uses concepts Ligeti
The work’s title alludes to a musical style
borrowed from African drumming, with the
popular in the Renaissance and exemplified
pianist playing in perfect time but the musical
by the work of Palestrina and the
accents shifted so that the listener
madrigalists, where many voices sing at once
experiences chaos. The dance begins with
but each vocal or instrumental part has
the four couples neatly in place, but each
different melodies, rhythms and beginnings
does set steps in seemingly random order.
and endings of phrases. The title hints at the
The visual and musical cacophony deepen
movement: not relentless unison but far more
as the dancers’ shadows are projected on a
complicated interminglings of unison, canon,
scrim. Finally, order emerges from chaos as
mirror-image patterns and apparent chaos.
some steps begin to occur in unison.
dance alike. Subtly Spanish in flavour, graced
corps but each time it appears to reach a
by a hypnotic oboe melody that only Bizet
climax, dancers from an earlier section crest
could have written, the section is sensuous,
onto the stage, wave after wave, until finally
edgy and clever, cool and chic, inventive
piano, premier livre, is slow and mysterious,
exotic, seductive, as the ballerina bourrées
over 50 dancers are leaping in unison in one
and sassy, intellectually and aesthetically
seemingly danced underwater.
effortlessly and skims the floor in low serene
of the most flamboyant finales in all ballet. No
challenging, crisp and pure. Wheeldon’s
III, No. 4 Tempo di Valse from Musica
lifts. Towards the end, she displays her trust,
wonder the finicky French audience gave it a
choreographic voice is at once traditional –
Ricercata, is a romantic hesitation waltz
and her partner’s reliability, when three times
standing ovation, or that its New York
formalist, musical, committed to classicism
with a few quirky hiccups.
she faints backwards, only to be caught
premiere was so successful that the Ballet
and beauty – and novel.
IV, Invention, wittily shows three dancers
securely at the last minute.
Society, as Balanchine’s company was then
The ebullient third movement is Scottish
No wonder the work is so popular. It’s
The music aptly made visible by
II, Arc-en-ciel (rainbow) from Etudes pour
performing a Bach-like two-part invention.
named, had to change from a private
Wheeldon is a selection of ten short piano
V, No. 8 Vivace energico from Musica
in flavour (hear the orchestral imitation of
subscription-only enterprise and sell tickets
pieces written between 1947 and 1985
Ricercata, shows two men dancing jauntily
bagpipe). It demands a principal couple
to a general public demanding to see the
by the avant garde Hungarian-Austrian
in intermittent disunity to a fanfare.
capable of huge side-by-side jumps and
piece everyone was talking about.
composer György Ligeti (1923 – 2006).
VI, No. 2 Hopp ide tisztán from Three
Ligeti’s style varied from the folk-like
Wedding Dances, a Hungarian wedding
melodies and percussiveness of his
song, is a ravishing almost-classical pas de
compatriots Bartók and Kodaly to the
deux that shocks us when the man exits,
electronic manipulation of sound and what
leaving the woman to dance alone.
possessing remarkable stamina.
The spectacular perpetual-motion final
movement begins with its own soloists and
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– Penelope Reed Doob
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Xiao Nan Yu and Nehemiah Kish in Polyphonia
In The Upper Room
Choreographer Twyla Tharp thinks of the
two women who initiate In The Upper Room
in terms of ceramic, Chinese temple guard
David Hallberg and Paloma Herrera from
American Ballet Theatre in In The Upper Room
Photography: Marty Sohl
dogs. From the “cells” of their side-by-side
moves, with stretching, kicking and swinging
legs, the dramatic, nearly religious and
hypnotic, on-rushing work pours forth.
An inky yet celestially lighted void frames
the advancing, receding, exploding and
imploding activities of the many-layered
work. Beyond her “china dog” markers, the
choreographer characterizes the runningshoe-wearing three couples as “stompers”
and two pointe-shoe-wearing women as a
“bomb squad.” All work according to their
nicknames, stomping and “bombing” the
space with their finesse, energy and force.
The cast of “participants” builds gradually
and, once established, evolves partly
through an altering of costumes and through
elaborating their dancing and their
connection to the other dancers. Tharp has
With the first-time appearance of the
VII, No. 7 Cantabile molto legato from
X, Capriccio No. 2 – Allegro robusto,
described her movements here as “fierce,
entire cast, the piece winds down. In the
Musica Ricercata, perhaps the most
echoes themes from the opening, including
driving, and relentless,” aiming to make
process, it re-dramatizes the magical void
glorious section, involves two couples in
the shadow dance, giving structure to the
some furiously fast unison moves “burn the
created as a scenic component by Jennifer
varying configurations, sometimes in unison,
whole.
retina.”
Tipton’s innovative lighting plot. The dancers
sometimes mirroring each other, and
sometimes completely independent of a
The dancers play with and feed on the
Wheeldon’s Polyphonia is generally seen
variously disappear into the dense, rich
music’s driving pulse, much of their
blackness that stands like a shadowy infinity
slow melody supported by rapid ostinato
as an homage to George Balanchine’s
locomotion can be seen as jogging,
behind the more immediate space showered
(repeated) passages in the bass.
angular leotard ballets, but it’s more diverse
sometimes nonchalantly backwards. The
by shafts of warm light. Two “stomper” men
VIII, No. 3 Allegro con spirito from Musica
in vocabulary, the blossoming of a new
“bomb squad” amplifies into the “ballet
bolt backward into the void by way of
Ricercata, is another fanfare of major thirds
branch on the tree of neoclassicism,
cadre” and their red costuming stands out
throwing forward a sharp punch as they
with a very abrupt ending.
definitely “romantic with comic twists,” as
with special fire in the black velvet surround.
“disappear.” For summary punctuation the
IX, No. 2 Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale from
Wheeldon described it and the ballet ends
The music’s unwinding, and unskeining
“china dogs” cue the ringing down of the
Musica Ricercata, marked dramatically as
appropriately with effortlessly weightless
character climaxes in a finale that
curtain by pulling down their fists, as if
gloomy, austere, and formal, is an eccentric,
horizontal lifts, a signpost that we’ve veered
encapsulates the entire ballet up to that
sharply closing shut a window blind.
intense pas de deux to an ominously
90 degrees off the common path.
point, with each recapitulation coloured
constrained but insistent pseudo-melody
of minor seconds.
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and/or twisted this way or that from its
– Penelope Reed Doob
original presentation.
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Selected Biographies
over. Born in New York City,
Value of the Artist in
General’s Meritorious
Ms. Sidimus studied under
Contemporary Canadian
Service Medal for her work
George Balanchine at the
Society, published by the
in founding the Dancer
Karen Kain,
appointed Artistic Director
Ballet Master in 1925, and
School of American Ballet,
Banff Centre Press. As well,
Transition Resource Centre.
C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.,
of the company. Ms. Kain
held this position until the
subsequently joining the
she serves on numerous
In 2006, Ms. Sidimus
Artistic Director
has received numerous
company was dissolved in
choreographer’s New York
advisory panels and was
received the Governor
Acknowledged as one of the
accolades and awards
1929. Mr. Balanchine formed
City Ballet. She later
the founding Vice President
General’s Performing Arts
leading classical ballerinas of
throughout her career. She is
his own company Les Ballets
performed as a Soloist with
of the Board of Directors of
Award for Lifetime Artistic
her time, Karen Kain is also
a Companion of the Order of
1933, and shortly thereafter
London’s Festival Ballet and
the Artists’ Health Centre
Achievement.
one of Canada’s foremost
Canada, the first Canadian
met the American dance
as a Principal Dancer with
Foundation, which created
arts advocates, bringing
recipient of the Cartier
connoisseur Lincoln Kirstein,
Pennsylvania Ballet and The
the Artists’ Health Centre, a
Georges Bizet
the same passion and
Lifetime Achievement Award
which led him to move
National Ballet of Canada.
comprehensive health care
Composer, Symphony in C
dedication she exemplified
and was named an Officer of
to the United States. In
Ms. Sidimus is the founder
faculty for artists at Toronto
Georges Bizet was a French
as a dancer to her roles as a
the Order of Arts and Letters
collaboration with Mr.
of the Dancer Transition
Western Hospital. She has
composer of the romantic
spokesperson for Canadian
by the government of
Kirstein, Mr. Balanchine
Resource Centre and the
lectured extensively on the
era, best known for his
culture and as the Artistic
France. In 2002, she was
formed the School of
co-author, with Carol
art of dance at numerous
opera Carmen. A child
Director of The National
honoured with a Governor
American Ballet and
Anderson, of Reflections in a
universities and in 2003,
prodigy, Mr. Bizet entered
Ballet of Canada. A native of
General’s Award for Lifetime
American Ballet, which
Dancing Eye: The Role and
was awarded the Governor
the prestigious Paris
Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain
Artistic Achievement and
was resident ballet company
studied at Canada’s National
from 2004 to 2008 was
at the Metropolitan Opera.
Ballet School, graduating in
Chair of the Canada Council
Mr. Balanchine worked as
1969 when she joined The
for the Arts. In 2007, she
Artistic Director of Ballet
National Ballet of Canada.
received the Barbara
Russes de Monte Carlo from
After quickly rising to the
Hamilton Memorial Award for
1944 to 1946, and in 1946
rank of Principal Dancer, she
demonstrating excellence
he formed Ballet Society,
came to the attention of
and professionalism in the
which later became New
international audiences when
performing arts.
York City Ballet. He served
she won the Silver Medal at
as Artistic Director of New
the Moscow International
George Balanchine
York City Ballet until his
Ballet Competition in 1973.
Choreographer,
death in 1983.
This led to a highly
Symphony in C
successful career on stages
George Balanchine was
Joysanne Sidimus
throughout the world. Ms.
born in St. Petersburg,
Staging, Symphony in C
Kain retired from dance in
Russia in 1904. He joined
Internationally recognized
1997 and shortly afterwards
the Maryinsky Ballet as a
as one of the foremost
assumed the position of
member of the Corps de
authorities on the ballets
Artist-in-Residence with the
Ballet at the age of 17. In
of George Balanchine,
National Ballet. In 1999, her
1924, Mr. Balanchine was
Joysanne Sidiumus has
role was expanded to that of
invited by Serge Diaghilev to
staged the eminent
Artistic Associate and in
join Ballets Russes in Paris.
choreographer’s work for
June of 2005, she was
Mr. Balanchine was hired as
dance companies the world
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Conservatory of Music at
despondent over the
Before settling in America in
and executed costumes
also served as Resident
Tiit Helimets
the age of nine. In 1857, he
perceived failure, but praise
1938, Ms. Karinska worked
for theatre, opera and
Lighting Designer for New
Guest Artist,
shared a prize offered by
came from such luminaries
in Paris, making costumes
cinema. In 1962, she
York City Ballet and worked
Symphony in C
Jacques Offenbach for a
as Camille Saint-Saëns,
from the sketches of artists
was given the Capezio
closely with choreographers
Tiit Helimets was born in
setting of the one-act
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
such as Berard, Derain, Dali,
Award in recognition of her
George Balanchine and
Viljandi, Estonia and trained
operetta Le Docteur Miracle.
and Claude Debussy, who
Chagall and Beaton. After
contribution to dance. Ms.
Jerome Robbins. An
at the Tallinn Ballet School.
Later that year, he won the
recognized its greatness.
arriving in New York, Ms.
Karinska died in New York
authority on the construction
In 1996, Mr. Helimets joined
coveted Prix de Rome. As
Their views were prophetic,
Karinska designed many of
City in 1983.
of permanent and portable
the Estonian National Ballet
per the conditions of the
as the public made Carmen
the tutus and conventional
stage floors, he developed
as a Soloist, and was
scholarship, he studied in
one of the most popular
romantic ballet dresses for
Ronald Bates
the “Balanchine basket-
appointed Principal Dancer
Rome for three years. There,
works in operatic history.
New York City Ballet. As the
Lighting Designer,
weave floor”, a surface that
six months later. Mr.
his talent began to mature
Just a few months after the
company’s most respected
Symphony in C
helped reduce injuries to
Helimets’ repertoire with the
with such works as
opera’s debut, Mr. Bizet died
costume designer, she
Ronald Bates studied scenic
dancers. The floor design is
company included Prince
Symphony in C and the
at the age of 36.
created the costumes for
design at Los Angeles City
in wide use in theatres
Desire and Bluebird in The
several of George
College. He worked as a
throughout the United States
Sleeping Beauty, Albrecht in
opera Don Procopio. Mr.
Bizet’s best-known work,
Karinska
Balanchine’s works,
stage manager for the
and abroad. Mr. Bates also
Giselle, Siegfried in Swan
Carmen, was based on an
Costume Designer,
including Divertimento No.
Mozart Festival and the
worked with the Dance
Lake, Romeo in Romeo and
1846 novel of the same
Symphony in C
15, Symphony in C, Bourée
Shakespeare Festival in
Theater of Harlem, San
Juliet and Daphnis in
name by Prosper Mérimée.
Barbara Karinska was born
Fantasque, Serenade, La
Stratford, Connecticut and
Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera
Daphnis and Chloë. In 1999,
Influenced by Giuseppe
in Russia in 1886. As a
Valse, Star and Stripes, The
for the NBC Opera Company
Ballet and Zurich Ballet. Mr.
Mr. Helimets joined the
Verdi, he composed the title
young woman she ran a
Nutcracker, A Midsummer
in New York. In 1957, Mr.
Bates died in 1986 at the
Birmingham Royal Ballet and
role in Carmen for a mezzo-
Moscow embroidery shop
Night’s Dream, Liebeslieder
Bates accepted an invitation
age of 54.
was promoted to Principal
soprano. Not an immediate
before leaving the country
Walzer, Bugaku and Jewels.
to join New York City Ballet
Dancer in 2002. He joined
success, Bizet became
after the October Revolution.
Ms. Karinska also designed
as Production Manager. He
San Francisco Ballet as
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Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in Symphony in C
Forsythe, Jerome Robbins,
including the London Critics’
Swan Lake for Pennsylvania
Lar Lubovitch, George
Circle Award for Best New
Ballet. For Morphoses/The
Balanchine, Anthony Tudor
Ballet for Polyphonia, the
Wheeldon Company’s
and Mark Morris. Mr.
American Choreography
inaugural season, Wheeldon
Stiefel’s television credits
Award and the Olivier Award.
choreographed two new
include The Dream,
Mr. Wheeldon studied at The
works, Fools’ Paradise and
Le Corsaire and the
Royal Ballet School and
Prokofiev Pas de Deux.
documentary Born to
joined The Royal Ballet in
be Wild. He has made
1991. That same year, he
György Ligeti
numerous appearances as a
won the Gold Medal at the
Composer,
guest artist with The Royal
Prix de Lausanne
Polyphonia
Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York
competition. In 1993, he
György Ligeti was born in
City Ballet, The Australian
joined New York City Ballet.
1923 in Transylvania. His
Ballet and other companies
He began his choreographic
musical studies began in
throughout the world. He
career with NYCB in 1997
childhood and after the war
has been a guest teacher for
when he created Slavonic
he attended the Franz Liszt
many institutions including
Dances for the company’s
Academy in Budapest. He
American Ballet Theatre II,
annual showcase. In 2000,
went on to teach at the
American Ballet Theatre’s
he retired from dancing
academy following his
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
to concentrate on
graduation. He stayed in
School and The Royal Ballet
choreography and served
this position until he fled the
School. His Royal Highness
as NYCB’s first Artist in
Hungarian Revolution in
Crown Prince Albert of
Residence, creating two
1956. His arrival in Vienna
Monaco presented Mr.
ballets, Polyphonia and
introduced him to the avant-
Stiefel with the Statue
Variations Sérieuses. In
garde school of music,
Principal Dancer in 2005
from the Arts Council of
at the North Carolina School
Award of the Princess Grace
2001, Mr. Wheeldon was
which allowed him to further
where his roles include The
Estonia for his performances
of the Arts. Mr. Stiefel
Foundation in October 1999.
named NYCB’s first
develop his musical style.
Prince in Helgi Tomasson’s
in The Sleeping Beauty and
starred in the feature film
He will receive the Dance
Resident Choreographer.
His first pieces of this era
The Nutcracker, Siegfried in
Romeo and Juliet.
Center Stage, and returns
Magazine Award in
During this time, he
attracted critical acclaim.
to play the role of Cooper
December 2008.
choreographed works
Mr. Ligeti’s style continued
including Morphoses, After
to evolve and he became
Swan Lake, The Prince in
The Sleeping Beauty, Basilio
Ethan Stiefel
Nielsen in Center Stage 2,
in Don Quixote, Albrecht in
Guest Artist,
scheduled for release in
Christopher Wheeldon
the Rain, An American in
known for the use of dense
Giselle, Balanchine’s Apollo,
Symphony in C
November 2008. His
Choreographer,
Paris and The Nightingale
polyphony, in which he
Diamonds, Allegro Brilliante,
Ethan Stiefel started his
repertoire includes leading
Polyphonia
and the Rose. Among
layered so many musical
Divertimento #15 and
professional career with New
roles in all of the full-length
Internationally acclaimed
the celebrated ballets Mr.
colours and textures that the
Symphony in C, among
York City Ballet and, later,
classics as well as works by
choreographer Christopher
Wheeldon has created
distinctions between melody,
others. Mr. Helimets created
was a Principal Dancer with
Twyla Tharp, Sir Frederick
Wheeldon is Artistic Director
for other companies are
harmony and rhythm
Summer in Bintley’s The
Zurich Ballet. He is currently
Ashton, Ji ří Kylían, Paul
and Co-Founder of
Continuum for San Francisco
became indistinguishable.
Seasons and Apollo in
a Principal Dancer with
Taylor, Christopher
Morphoses/The Wheeldon
Ballet, Tryst and DGV (Danse
He gained a mass audience
Bintley’s Orpheus Suite. In
American Ballet Theatre and
Wheeldon, August
Company. He has received
à Grande Vitesse) for The
when his 1966 work Lux
1999, he received an award
Dean of the School of Dance
Bournonville, William
many awards for his work
Royal Ballet, and a full-length
Aeterna was used in the
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Patrick Lavoie and Bridgett Zehr in Polyphonia
Photography: David Cooper
soundtrack for Stanley
her design work, Ms. Hynes
Resident Lighting Designer
Kubrick’s 2001: A Space
serves as a consultant with
for New York City Opera.
Odyssey.
authority to teach costume
His designs have been seen
reproductions of various
nationally on PBS in “Live
Holly Hynes
established designs for the
from Lincoln Center” and
Costume Designer,
Jerome Robbins Foundation,
“Great Performances”.
Polyphonia
the George Balanchine Trust
Holly Hynes has designed
and Peter Martins, serving
Edward Connell
over 120 ballets in her
many companies
Piano Soloist, Polyphonia
long career as a costume
internationally.
Edward Connell joined the
designer. For 21 years
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National Ballet as a pianist
she was the Director of
Mark Stanley
in 2005, and made his solo
Costumes for New York City
Lighting Design,
debut with the company in
Ballet where she designed
Polyphonia
24 Preludes by Chopin in
over 60 ballets. In North
Mark Stanley is the Lighting
March 2008. Trained as a
America, her theatrical
Director for New York City
concert pianist, he has had
designs have been seen
Ballet, where he has
a very successful career in
on Broadway as well as
designed over 100 of the
theatre, including more than
in ballets for such major
company’s premieres. He
200 professional productions
companies as American
has worked with numerous
and 11 original musicals.
Ballet Theatre, San
choreographers including
Mr. Connell was the Head
Francisco Ballet, The
Peter Martins, Kevin O’Day,
of Music Theory and Piano
National Ballet of Canada,
William Forsythe, Susan
at the Alberta College
Houston Ballet, The Joffrey
Marshall, Ulysses Dove, Lar
Conservatory and was also
Ballet, The Suzanne Farrell
Lubovitch and Laura Dean.
the Music Director of the
Ballet Company,
His designs are in the
Timothy Eaton Memorial
Pennsylvania Ballet, Alberta
repertories of the Royal
Church for several years.
Ballet, Boston Ballet, Boris
Danish Ballet, the Dutch
His choral career includes
Eifmann Company, BalletMet
National Ballet, the Berlin
engagements as a singer,
and Morphoses/The
Opera Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet,
pianist and conductor with
Wheeldon Company.
the Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov
ProCoro Canada, the Artistic
Abroad, her designs have
Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet,
Directorship of Cantilena
been acclaimed at such
The Donestk Ballet, San
Consort and his on-going
companies as The Royal
Francisco Ballet, The Joffrey
leadership of Forte – The
Ballet, Ballet Flanders, La
Ballet, The National Ballet of
Toronto Men’s Chorus. Mr.
Scala, the Kirov and the
Canada, Pennsylvania Ballet,
Connell’s many honours
Royal Danish Ballet. In 2007,
the Vienna Volks Oper, San
include being named a
she made her Metropolitan
Kai Juku and Alvin Ailey
Fellow of the Royal Canadian
Opera debut as a designer
Dance Theater, among
College of Organists with the
on the revival of the opera
others. Mr. Stanley
Healey Willan Prize. He has
La Gioconda. In addition to
previously served as
also received gold medals in
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both piano and organ from
American Ballet Theatre in
has had her work performed
the Royal Conservatory of
1975 and was promoted to
by companies including New
Music and other renowned
Soloist in 1981, dancing in
Jersey Ballet, the Carolina
musical institutions.
a wide range of works until
Ballet and American
1989. During her tenure
Repertory Ballet.
Stacey Shiori Minagawa and Guillaume Côté in Polyphonia
Twyla Tharp
with ABT, Ms. Kudo worked
Choreographer,
extensively with all the major
Philip Glass
In The Upper Room
choreographers of that
Composer,
In 1965, Twyla Tharp formed
period. She also appeared
In The Upper Room
Twyla Tharp Dance and
with Tharp Dance Co. and
Born in Maryland, Philip
has created over 125 works
Baryshnikov & Co., and
Glass is a graduate of the
to date. She has also
was Baryshnikov’s partner
Juilliard School. In the early
choreographed for American
in Sinatra Suite and Push
1960s, he spent two years
Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera
Comes to Shove in the PBS
studying in Paris and earned
Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New
Great Performances special
money by transcribing Ravi
York City Ballet, Boston
Baryshnikov by Tharp. Since
Shankar’s Indian music
Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet,
her retirement from the
into western notation. Upon
Hubbard Street Dance and
stage, Ms. Kudo has worked
his return to New York,
Martha Graham Company,
as Ballet Mistress for ABT,
he applied these eastern
etc. Ms. Tharp’s Broadway
Twyla Tharp, The Jersey
techniques to his own music,
credits include When We
Ballet Company and The
developing a new musical
Were Very Young, The
American Repertory Ballet
style known as minimalism.
Catherine Wheel, Singin’ in
Co. She has staged Tharp
By 1974, Mr. Glass had a
The Rain and Movin’ Out.
works throughout the
number of innovative works
She collaborated in film on
US and Europe and
for his group, the Philip
Hair, Ragtime, Amadeus,
began staging her own
Glass Ensemble, including
solo keyboard performances
Four years later she opened
Women’s Fashion and an
White Nights and I’ll Do
choreography in 1997. As a
Music in Twelve Parts and
internationally and continues
her first store on East 53rd
American Success Award
Anything. Ms. Tharp is the
teacher and co-director of
Einstein on the Beach.
to appear regularly with the
Street, which she moved to
for Vocational Technical
author of two books: Push
Theatre Arts Dance America
He has scored for opera,
Philip Glass Ensemble.
Madison Avenue in 1974.
Education, which was
Comes To Shove and The
located in New Jersey, she
dance, theatre, ensembles,
Since then, Ms. Kamali has
presented to her by
Creative Habit: Learn It And
teaches intermediate and
orchestra and film. His
Norma Kamali
become an internationally
President George Bush at
Use It For Life.
advanced level classes,
score for Kundun received
Costume Designer,
recognized designer in a
the White House. In 2005,
and works with students
an Oscar. In 2004, he
In The Upper Room
wide range of street wear,
Ms. Kamali won the CFDA’s
Elaine Kudo
on school and company
premiered Orion as part of
Norma Kamali is a New York
sportswear, swimwear,
Board of Directors’ Special
Staging,
(Theatre Dance America)
the cultural celebration of the
based fashion designer. Her
accessories and cosmetics.
Tribute Award and in 2008,
In The Upper Room
productions. Ms. Kudo has
2004 Olympics in Greece.
career began in 1964 when
Among many awards,
she signed on to create a
Elaine Kudo trained at the
choreographed numerous
He has collaborated with
she graduated from the
Ms. Kamali has won
discount line of clothing for
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
pieces for T.A.D.A. and the
Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt
Fashion Institute of
Coty Awards for Design
Wal-Mart.
School, School of American
ABT Summer Intensive. She
and Yo-Yo Ma, among
Technology in New York City
Innovation and Women’s
Ballet and American Ballet
is continually adding to her
others. Mr. Glass presents
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fashion Design, a CFDA
Theatre School. She joined
choreographic repertory and
lectures, workshops and
degree in Fashion Illustration.
Award for Outstanding
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Zdenek Konvalina, Heather Ogden,
Nehemiah Kish, Xiao Nan Yu,
Guillaume Côté and Stacey Shiori
Minagawa in Polyphonia
Jennifer Tipton
Falling and Jerome Robbins’
David Briskin
York City Ballet appearing
conducted symphony
Assistant Conductor in 2007.
Lighting Designer,
The Concert. In 1995, she
Music Director and
most recently with the
orchestras and opera
As Staff Conductor of the
In The Upper Room
designed the lighting for
Principal Conductor
company in Copenhagen in
productions throughout
San Francisco Opera, Ms.
Jennifer Tipton has created
James Kudelka’s production
A conductor renowned for the
September 2008. Last
Europe, Asia and North
Yan served as assistant to
the lighting for many
of The Nutcracker. Ms.
versatility of his repertoire
season he appeared with
America and served for six
Donald Runnicles and as
theatrical, dance and
Tipton has received many
and the depth of his musical
San Francisco Ballet for their
years as the Music Director
Cover/Rehearsal Conductor
opera productions. She has
distinctions including the
interpretations, David Briskin
New Works Festival,
of the Masterwork Chorus
on 12 productions. For the
worked with choreographers
Creative Arts Award in
joined The National Ballet of
celebrating the company’s
and Orchestra, conducting
company, she conducted
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ji ří
Dance from Brandeis
Canada as Music Director and
75th anniversary and will join
annual performances of
three productions, one of
Kylián, Dana Reitz, Jerome
University, a Guggenheim
Principal Conductor in 2006.
the company again this
Handels’s Messiah at
which was included in the
Robbins, Paul Taylor, Twyla
Fellowship, the Common
Prior to his appointment
season in Chicago, New
Carnegie Hall. In July 2008,
San Francisco Chronicle’s
Tharp and Dan Wagoner,
Wealth Award in Dramatic
with The National Ballet of
York and San Francisco. Mr.
he was appointed Director
Top Ten Performances of
among many others, and
Arts, a Dance Magazine
Canada, Mr. Briskin served
Briskin has also conducted
of Orchestral Studies at the
2005. Prior to her position at
has won two Bessie Awards
Award, the Dorothy and
as Conductor with American
for Houston Ballet, The
University of Toronto Faculty
the SFO, Ms. Yan was
and an Olivier Award for
Lillian Gish Prize and the
Ballet Theatre for seven
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago,
of Music and Conductor of
Conductor-in-Residence
lighting dance. Ms. Tipton
Jerome Robbins Prize. Ms.
years, leading performances
and Les Grands Ballets
the University of Toronto
at the Canadian Opera
first worked with The
Tipton teaches lighting at the
at the Metropolitan Opera
Canadiens de Montréal,
Symphony Orchestra.
Company. Appointed by the
National Ballet of Canada
Yale University School of
House, New York’s City
among others. For 12 years
in 1983 and has since lit
Drama.
Center and in major opera
he served as Conductor of
Judith Yan
worked on numerous
multiple productions with
houses throughout the
The Juilliard School’s Dance
Assistant Conductor
productions, recordings and
the company including Glen
world. Since 2006, Mr.
Division. Equally at home on
A native of Toronto, Judith
concerts. Ms. Yan made her
Tetley’s La Ronde, Anthony
Briskin has been a regular
the concert stage and in the
Yan joined The National
German conducting debut
Tudor’s The Leaves are
guest conductor with New
opera house, Mr. Briskin has
Ballet of Canada as
with Mozart’s Idomeneo
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late Richard Bradshaw, she
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in 2005, and her Italian
spare time that he has, Mr.
and is led by Music Director
conducting debut with
Abugov guest-lectures to
and Principal Conductor
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
theatre students.
David Briskin. The company’s
in 2007. She recently
first Music Director was
returned to Italy to conduct
Jeff Morris
George Crum who, along
La Bohème.
Stage Manager
with Founder Celia Franca,
A New Fundraising Season
A
fter a busy summer of rehearsals and
preparation, The National Ballet of
Canada is excited to be launching another
Jeff Morris studied technical
was a pioneer of the
fresh and innovative season. With our mixed
Ernest Abugov
theatre production and
company. Mr. Crum held the
programme this November, we are
Stage Manager
administration at Ryerson
position from the company’s
presenting an eclectic and bold selection of
Ernest (Ernie) Abugov has
Theatre School. After
inception in 1951 to 1984,
ballets that reflect the wide-ranging talent of
served as Stage Manager of
graduating, he worked as
when he was appointed
our dancers, production designers,
The National Ballet of Canada
Production Stage Manager
Music Director Emeritus.
musicians and artistic staff. Without the
since 1973, working with
for Toronto Dance Theatre
The orchestra was led by
invaluable support of our Friends, Patrons
every Artistic Director in the
and with the Fringe Festival of
Ermanno Florio from 1985
and Major Gift donors, we would be unable
company’s history from Celia
Independent Dance Artists, in
to 1990 and Ormsby Wilkins
to bring such wonderful and worthwhile
Franca to Karen Kain. He has
addition to a broad range of
from 1990 to 2006. The
repertoire to the stage.
traveled with the company
Toronto’s independent dance
National Ballet Orchestra has
all over the world touring to
artists. In 1995, Mr. Morris
toured extensively with the
new year for our essential fundraising efforts.
Once again, we will be taking advantage of
Israel, Asia, Europe, Mexico,
joined The National Ballet of
company through Canada,
We rely on donations for almost 30% of our
the Endowment Incentives component of the
New York and throughout
Canada and has since stage-
the United States and
operating budget, and this year our goal
Canadian Arts & Heritage Sustainability
North America. Mr. Abugov
managed a wide range of
Europe. Over the years, the
is to raise just over $8 million through the
Program, which has already provided the
has worked with many of
the company’s classical and
orchestra has received much
generosity and support of our donor
National Ballet with over $5 million since its
the world’s most renowned
contemporary repertoire,
acclaim from audiences and
community.
inception in 2001. All donations made before
choreographers who have
including world premieres of
critics alike and has recorded
created original works for the
James Kudelka’s The Four
two CDs of Michael Torke’s
on the wonderful volunteers who assist us in
programme, optimizing donor support and
National Ballet including John
Seasons, Cinderella and An
compositions for The
so many ways. I would like to take this
providing essential revenue for the National
Neumeier, William Forsythe
Italian Straw Hat. He is also
Contract (The Pied Piper)
opportunity to salute our six Fundraising
Ballet.
and Glen Tetley. Mr. Abugov
an adjunct faculty member at
and An Italian Straw Hat.
Committees that are staffed by a total of 80
was born in Montréal,
the School of Toronto Dance
Québec. Before beginning
Theatre, where he teaches
his long association with the
Production Elements for
National Ballet, he worked
Dancers.
with Les Feux Follets, The
With a new season of dance begins a
The National Ballet has always depended
November 30 will be matched by this
It is not only our volunteers and staff that
volunteers whose hard work and dedication
collaborate to ensure our success; each
For more detailed
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I didn’t highlight the Volunteer Committee
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and their 45th anniversary celebration of
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considering a first-time donation, please take
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worked at Expo ’67 in
is privileged to have its own
our repertoire with 41 new productions since
explore all the ways you can join our family of
Montréal, stage managing
full orchestra with over 60
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over 4,000 puppet shows.
members. The orchestra has
Mr. Abugov also toured with
performed in each of the
to maximize our fundraising efforts through
Diana Reitberger, CFRE
Harry Belafonte. In what little
National Ballet’s 57 seasons
donations to our Endowment Foundation.
Director of Development
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Maintaining Momentum
Matching Gifts Deadline November 30
Gifts to The National Ballet of Canada,
Endowment Foundation
The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment
Foundation was established to ensure a
secure future for The National Ballet of
Canada. Funds donated to the Endowment
Foundation are held in perpetuity; the income
derived from these investments provides a
long-term and predictable source of support.
The Endowment Foundation provides
financial strength and stability, helping to
ensure the vitality and excellence of the
National Ballet for generations to come.
The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment
Foundation owes tremendous gratitude to:
The Canadian Arts & Heritage
Sustainability Program,
Endowment Incentives Component,
Department of Canadian Heritage,
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister.
YOU dance artist warming up
before a performance.
A
healthy endowment is essential to the
the most talented dancers, musicians and
long-term success of The National Ballet
artistic staff and ensure the continued success
of Canada. Access to government sponsored
of the entire company.
matching programmes has been instrumental
Our generous supporters play an integral
in accelerating the growth of our endowment.
role in the growth of our Endowment, ensuring
This year the National Ballet has the
the financial stability and resultant artistic
opportunity, through the Endowment
excellence of The National Ballet of Canada
Incentives component of the Canadian Arts &
well into the future.
Heritage Sustainability Program (established in
2001), to maximize the value of the donations
Donations made to the Endowment
made to the Endowment Foundation before
Foundation before November 30, 2008
November 30.
are eligible to be matched by the above-
All funds donated to the Foundation are
mentioned federal program.
The Arts Endowment Fund Program.
Administered by the Ontario Arts
Foundation, the Arts Endowment Fund
Program is a program of the Government
of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture.
The matching funds components of these
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incentives for donations to the Endowment
Foundation.
All gifts from Individuals to The National Ballet of
Canada, Endowment Foundation are included
in the annual giving listings. We thank everyone
who made a contribution to help secure the
future for The National Ballet of Canada.
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Bequests
The National Ballet of Canada recognizes
with gratitude those individuals whose
commitment to the company extends beyond
their lifetimes.
The Estate of Mary Eileen Ash
The Estate of Kathleen Gilling
The Estate of Beryl Ivey
The Estate of Vida Peene
The Estate of Helen Allen Stacey
The Estate of Mary M. Bosley
Named Funds
Named Funds are established to provide
a lasting legacy to The National Ballet
of Canada. The National Ballet is proud
to celebrate the commitment and dedication
of those named below.
The American Friends of Canada
Dancer Fund
The Appel Family Fund in Honour of
Bram & Bluma Appel
The John & Margaret Bahen Fund
supports the company's Canadian tours.
The John & Claudine Bailey Fund
The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund
The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund
The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund
The Celia Franca Memorial Fund
The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund
The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund
The Anna & Don Johnson Fund
The Lucille & Urban Joseph Fund
The James Kudelka Fund
The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund
The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund
The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Fund
The Sarah & David Macdonald Fund
The Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer Fund
The Julie & Ted Medland Fund
The Nancy Pencer Fund
The Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund
The Fran Taubkin Dancer Fund
The David Tory Memorial Fund
The Volunteer Committee Build-a-Ballet Fund
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Celia Franca Society
Celia Franca, founder
of The National Ballet
of Canada, ca. 1960.
Photography: Janine
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he Celia Franca Society of The National Ballet of Canada
(As of September 30, 2008)
recognizes and thanks thoughtful donors who have
Elaine J. Adair
Margaret Agar
Vanessa Alexander
Isobel Allen
Reid Anderson &
Dieter Graefe
John & Claudine Bailey
Lynly & Trevor Bailie
Torunn & David Banks
Katherine Barber
Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley
Florence Sharpe Barwell
Dr. Daphne Bell
Avie Bennett
John R. Birkett
Ms. Katherine Bischoping
Marnie Bracht
Mr. Douglas Bradley
Dr. Ann E. Camps
Walter Carsen, O.C.
Peng Chiang
Yvonne Chiu, C.M.
Horst Dantz & Don Quick
Jeanie A. Davis
Amanda Demers &
Brian Collins
Marilyn J. Doekes
Art & Mary Douloff
Maureen & James Dunn
Dena Feng
Beverley Flint
Mrs. Joan Fox-Revett
Mr. Douglas G. Gardner
Kevin J. Garland*
Ann (Kadrnka) Garnet
Maxine Goldberg
Mr. Donald D. Grant
Tony & Kitty Griffin
arranged planned gifts that will extend beyond their lifetimes.
These planned gifts, such as bequests in wills or gifts of life
insurance, will support a legacy of great dance for generations
to come.
Celia Franca, a highly acclaimed British dancer and
choreographer when she was invited to Canada, founded The
National Ballet of Canada in 1951 and through 24 seasons
nurtured its development into a Canadian cultural treasure.
Today the National Ballet pays tribute to her vision, tenacity
and passion by naming the society of dedicated and visionary
donors in her honour.
All planned gifts are directed to the Endowment Foundation
which provides a steady and predictable source of income to the
National Ballet. Individuals who invest in great dance through
their financial planning or estate preparation can benefit from
significant tax advantages today while celebrating the artistry of
the National Ballet and its legacy of excellence. Through the Celia
Franca Society, the National Ballet expresses its gratitude to
these generous donors with special recognition and events.
To learn more about the Celia Franca Society, visit
national.ballet.ca or contact Teri Worthington Coombs at
416 345 9686 x325 or [email protected]
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G. Michale Hale &
C.N. Jacobsen
W. Lawrence Heisey, O.C. &
Ann Heisey
Ann Henderson &
Lyman Henderson C.M.
W.R. Herridge
Lewis Hertzman
Mr. James Hewson
Mr. Christopher E. Horne
Gail Hutchison
Joan F. Ivory
Robert G. Johnston
Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D.,
D.Litt, O.Ont.
James Kerr & J. Linden Best
Mr. Elmer Rob Koppel
Kathryn Kossow
Gurney M. Kranz
Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg
Jessica & Paul Lindenfelser
Mrs. Beatrice Lipson
Ms. Chung-Yee Loo
Mr. Doug Lowry
Joan & Jerry Lozinski
Sarah & David Macdonald
Tim MacDonald &
Michelle Morin
Polly K. A. MacFarlane
Mrs. Barbara McKenney
Miss Jean McPhee
Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee
Julie & Ted Medland
Stephanie Meredith
Ms. Elizabeth Metcalfe
Mrs. Joan Moes
Marina Nawrocki
Ms. Janis Neilson*
Laurie Nemetz*
Tony Sylvestre & Lisa North
Miss Dorothy M. Parr
Sandra Pitblado &
Jim Pitblado, C.M.
Kenneth F. Read &
Gilles Longchamps
Dr. John Reeve-Newson
Diana Reitberger*
Margaret Riggin
Mr. J.M. Doc Savage
Paul J. Savard
Richard Ira Saxe
Christine Scott
C. Anderson Silber
Alana Silverman*
Lois Smith, O.C.
Robert Smith
Maggie Morris Smolensky
Larry S. Snyder
Karen Sparks
Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton
Carolyn & Gordon Ste. Croix
Cheryl E. Stephenson
Mrs. Frances M. Stretton
Ann Sutton
Ronald Taber &
Rowland Galbraith
John Theo
Lennox Toppin
Ms. Diane Torney
Robin Vaile
Mrs. Diana St. B. Weatherall
Jill & Geoffrey Williams
Mr. John H. Williams
Ms. Ainslie Wood
Ms. Ethel M. Woods
Mr. Denny Young
Veronica Zufelt
27 Anonymous Donors
*Artists and Staff
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Your Donations at Work
Supporting our Dancers
L
ike Olympic competitors, ballet dancers
are elite athletes. They have undertaken
years of rigorous training and dedicated their
lives to the pursuit of perfecting their craft.
Combining physical prowess with sublime
artistry, The National Ballet of Canada's
dancers perform at the top of their field. They
interpret our stories, thrill us with their power,
engage our emotions and artistically express
both truth and beauty. They are our most
First Soloist Jillian Vanstone has been
dancing with The National Ballet of Canada
valuable asset.
Your donations help provide the
since she graduated from Canada’s National
opportunities, coaching, resources and
Ballet School in 1999 and joined the company
leadership required to help our dancers
as an Apprentice. A promising and talented
excel. Thank you.
dancer, she has been promoted through the
company over the years, most recently to her
Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.
current position as First Soloist in 2006.
Artistic Director
Vanstone remarks that “the best part of being
a dancer is being on stage. The experience of
performing in front of an audience is so
exciting and rewarding.”
Vanstone is intensely involved in this
Upper Room. On the challenges of
season’s mixed programme, taking on
simultaneously performing so many parts, she
two roles in each of Symphony in C and
reflects, “You want to give each role enough
Polyphonia in addition to her role in In the
attention and the key is finding time to
concentrate on each one specifically and give
each its due. Pacing and timing are essential.”
In her nine years with the company,
This page:
Jillian Vanstone.
Vanstone has taken on a variety of increasingly
challenging roles. On performing with the
Opposite:
Top: Jillian Vanstone with Artists of the Ballet
in The Taming of the Shrew.
National Ballet, Vanstone explains, “It is such a
Centre: Jillian Vanstone in class.
Kain and all the staff, to the strong community
Bottom: Jillian Vanstone and Zdenek Konvalina
in The Taming of the Shrew.
among the dancers. Whenever you take on a
Photography: Sian Richards and Cylla von Tiedemann
supportive company to work with, from Karen
new role, the whole company comes together
to support you.”
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Major Gifts
Production Builders
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The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions towards our
new production initiatives and the refurbishment of our signature repertoire during the 2007/08
and 2008/09 seasons:
he inaugural Dancers First Award was presented by
Artistic Director Karen Kain at a celebration dinner on
October 6, 2008. The Dancers First programme sponsors
Elaine J. Adair
The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation
individual dancers and raises funds to support all of our
Walter Carsen, O.C.
Nancy Pencer
performers through the Dancer Wellness programme and
Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, O.C.
Sandra & Jim Pitblado
the Dancers First Award. The award honours outstanding
Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin
Gretchen & Donald Ross
performances by a male and a female dancer during the
Gail Hutchison
Sir Neil & Lady Elizabeth Shaw
Rosamond Ivey
Sandra Simpson
Judy Korthals
The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada
Ballet dancers. Nominations are submitted by members
Robert & Judith Lawrie
2 Anonymous Donors
of the Dancers First Award Selection Committee.
Mona & Harvey Levenstein
previous season and is open to all full-time National
We extend our warm congratulations to the winners
for the 2007/08 season, Principal Dancer Sonia
Rodriguez for her performances in 24 Preludes by Chopin
and Cinderella, and Principal Dancer Zdenek Konvalina
Zdenek Konvalina and Sonia Rodriguez
in rehearsal for The Nutcracker.
Dancers First Sponsorship Programme
The following individuals have made the inaugural gifts to the new Dancers First Sponsorship
Programme that aims to support the National Ballet’s greatest need – its talented dancers:
for his performances in Etudes and Solders’ Mass.
Emmanuelle Gattusu & Allan Slaight
Thor & Nicole Eaton
Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté
Corps de Ballet member Robert Stephen
he National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors who have given
Gretchen Ross
Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan
generous gifts to support the Dancers, New Productions, Special Projects and the
Principal Dancer Zdenek Konvalina
Corps de Ballet member Elena Lobsanova
Endowment Foundation. These extraordinary gifts provide leadership and capital support to
Anonymous
Lynda & Jonas Prince
the priorities of the National Ballet.
First Soloist Keiichi Hirano
Corps de Ballet member Sarah Wolff
Diana Weatherall
Lucy White
First Soloist Bridgett Zehr
Corps de Ballet member Klara Houdet
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(October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008)
Endowment Foundation
Special Gifts
In the past year, The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation has received several
major gifts as well as matching grants of over $1.9 million from the Canadian Arts and Heritage
Sustainability Program and the Ontario Arts Foundation. As the Endowment continues to grow,
The Seventh International Competition
The Nutcracker Live in HD, 2007
for the Erik Bruhn Prize
Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.
it helps to provide a steady and important source of revenue to support the National Ballet’s
Choreographic Lab 2008
most urgent needs.
Nani & Austin Beutel
Gretchen & Donald Ross
Orchestra Patron
Orchestra Patron
The Appel Family in Honour of Bram & Bluma Appel
Mr. W. Bruce C. Bailey
Walter Carsen, O.C.
Judith & Marshall Cohen
Beryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C.
Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, C.M.
Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.
Julie & Ted Medland
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Nancy Pencer
Martha Tory
James C. Tory
James M. Tory, Q.C.
Richard Tory
Suzanne Tory
Canadian Arts and Heritage
Sustainability Program
Ontario Arts Foundation
Mary & Graham Hallward
Orchestra Patron
The Tory Family
The David Tory Award
Corporate Giving
CTV and The Globe and Mail
Deloitte
St. Joseph Communications
Harry Winston Diamond Corp.
BMO Financial Group
Jamieson Laboratories
Lexus
RBC Foundation
Scotiabank
Scotiabank Group
TD Waterhouse
Sun Life Financial
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Individual and Institutional Giving
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he National Ballet of Canada thanks the following donors and sponsors for their generosity
Linda O’Leary
Member of the Board of Directors
and Patrons’ Council, and Chair of
the Esprit de Corps Programme
and commitment. The outstanding artists, performances and activities of the National Ballet
are supported by these gifts from our Patrons’ Council, Friends and special campaigns, along
(October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008)
Artistic Circle
($15,000-$24,999)
Director’s Circle
($25,000 and above)
Colleen Carmichael
Horst Dantz & Don Quick
George A. Fierheller
Mary & Graham Hallward
Lynda Hamilton✧
Ann Henderson &
Lyman Henderson, C.M.✧✧
Richard & Martha Hogarth
Ned & Georgina McLennan✧✧
Sir Neil and Lady Elizabeth Shaw
One Anonymous Donor
Elaine J. Adair✧
Walter Carsen, O.C.
Judi & Lionel Conacher✧✧
Jeanie A. Davis✧✧
Mr. & Mrs. Thor & Nicole Eaton
Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan
Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, O.C.
Kevin Garland* & Roger Garland✧
Ms. Emmanuelle Gattuso &
Mr. Allan Slaight
Ira Gluskin &
Maxine Granovsky Gluskin
Gail Hutchison
Beryl Ivey, C.M. &
Richard M. Ivey, C.C.
Ms. Rosamond Ivey
Anna McCowan-Johnson &
Donald K. Johnson, C.M.
Lucille Joseph &
Urban Joseph, O.C.
Robert & Judith Lawrie✧
Mona & Harvey Levenstein
Joan & Jerry Lozinski
Sarah & David Macdonald
Julie & Ted Medland✧✧
Nancy Pencer
Sandra Pitblado &
Jim Pitblado, C.M. ✧✧
Mrs. Lynda Prince
Gretchen & Donald Ross✧✧
Mr. James M. Tory Q.C.
Mrs. Diana Weatherall
Lucy White*
2 Anonymous Donors
The Frank Gerstein Charitable
Foundation
The McLean Foundation
An Anonymous Fund at the
Toronto Community Foundation
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Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable
Foundation
The Henry White Kinnear
Foundation
TELUS
Partner
($10,000 - $14,999)
Mr. W. Bruce C. Bailey
Nani & Austin Beutel
Ms. Hilary Clements
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Creed
Missy & Allan Crosbie✧
Joan Dea & Lionel Conacher
Mrs. Paul S. Deacon
Julie Di Lorenzo
Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance
Ms. Adrian Elliott
Mrs. Dorothy Forsyth
Margaret & David Fountain
William & Nona Heaslip✧✧
Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan✧✧
Mr. Jim Lawrence &
Mr. David J. Salak
Peter & Melanie Munk
Mr. and Mrs. David Saffer
Tony & Celia Scott-Fisher✧✧
Sandra Simpson
Ada Slaight✧✧
Mrs. Barbara Somers &
Ms. Angela Stirpe
Mr. James Tory
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Ms. Martha Tory
Mr. Richard Tory
Ms. Suzanne Tory
Mr. Stefan Varga &
Dr. Marica Varga
Judith R. Wilder
A
s our recently appointed Chair of the Esprit de Corps
programme, Board Member and Patron Linda O’Leary is
a dedicated and passionate supporter of The National Ballet of
Canada. Her involvement with the National Ballet stretches back
a number of years, and having studied classical dance herself for
12 years, Linda expresses a special appreciation for the ballet,
explaining, “It sounds like a cliché, but once you fall in love with
Young Presidents’ Organization
Benefactor
($5,000 - $9,999)
Mr. Barry Allan
Alison Arbuckle Fisher✧✧
Gregory & Irene Aziz
Ms. Donna Baker
Karen & Bill Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. Burka
Dr. Ann E. Camps
Dr. John H.C. Chiu &
Mrs. Yvonne Chiu, C.M. ✧
Judith & Marshall Cohen✧✧
Karen and Michael Conway
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Corrigan
Cathryn E. Cranston & John Coke
Mr. Richard J. Currie, O.C. &
Mrs. Elizabeth Currie
Mr. Carl M. Dare✧
Sherry Taylor Drew
Anna-Liisa & Graham Farquharson
Mr. & Mrs. John Flemer✧
Ms. Linda Frum
Mr. Donald D. Grant✧
Mr. & Mrs. John & Judith Grant
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge
Joan F. Ivory✧✧
Ms. Victoria Jackman &
Mr. Bruce Kuwabara
Norman Jewison, C.C.
Margaret Kawaja✧✧
Prof. & Mrs. James King
Ms. Judy Korthals &
Mr. Peter Irwin✧
Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt
Nicole & Gilles Lamoureux
Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard
Philip & Sherri Lieberman
with additional donations from corporations and foundations.
Linda O’Leary
dance, it stays with you forever. It’s in your blood.”
Linda describes her work with the National Ballet as extremely rewarding and a great
opportunity to get involved with a “fantastic organization that has really come into its own.” She
admires the hard work and dedication of our performers and remarks that with Karen Kain as
Artistic Director the company brings both contemporary programming and classical repertoire to
each season, “providing such a great opportunity to showcase the versatility of its dancers.” She
explains that one of the greatest rewards of working with the ballet is getting to meet many of the
talented dancers on our roster, who she describes as “such interesting, intelligent and articulate
people. I really enjoy spending time with them and getting to know them on a personal level.”
On her appointment as Chair of the Esprit de Corps programme, Linda reflects, “I’m so proud
of the work we do as a committee. The Esprit de Corps is involved in hosting innovative events
to attract a new and younger audience, which is such a perfect fit for me, since I’m passionate
about expanding the reach of the ballet and bringing our wonderful performances to new
audiences.”
Douglas L. Ludwig & Karen J. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. A. Maggiacomo✧✧
Mr. & Mrs. G.W. McCain
Jim & Sylvia McGovern✧
Miss Doris McCarthy
Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan
Nurun Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Linda O’Leary
Mr. & Mrs. Carol & Morton Rapp
Mr. & Mrs. R. Reininger
C. Anderson Silber✧✧
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan
Heather Thomson &
Dick Thomson, O.C.✧
Mrs. Robin Vaile
Lenore Walters✧✧
Ms. Beth Wilson
Bob & Joan Wright
2 Anonymous Donors
Beaches Living Guide
Burgundy Asset Management
The Fraser Elliott Foundation
The Percy R. Gardiner Foundation
The Hope Charitable Foundaton
The Hylcan Foundation
The Carol & Morton Rapp
Foundation
The Howard Sokolowski
Foundation
Major Patron
($3,000 - $4,999)
Dr. Talitha Arndt &
Mr. Ed Esposto✧
Ms. Margaret Atwood
Lynly & Trevor Bailie✧
Mrs. Nina Balciunas
Florence Sharpe Barwell✧
Professor Marion G. Bassett
Dr. Thomas H. Beechy✧
Mr. and Ms. Geoffrey Belsher
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Booth
Dr. & Mrs. Terry Boston
Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen✧
Susan & Fred Breitner
Douglas Guzman & Sheila Brown
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Membership changed to Friends’ Corps
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s part of the National Ballet’s acknowledgement of the importance of our donor
community, our Membership is being renamed to Friends’ Corps. Our new name better
reflects the special relationship we share with our donors. Through our friendship, we are able
to share the behind the scenes world of the ballet with our donors via opportunities to meet
with artists, attend working rehearsals and other exciting events. In return, our donor
community shares its love,
passion and commitment to
the art of ballet and our
dancers, playing an integral
role in our reputation as
Canada’s top ballet
company.
Heather Ogden and Etienne
Lavigne in Symphony in C.
Margaret Casey
Ms. Susan Caskey &
Mr. John Francis
Mr. Hugh M. Clarkson
Ms. Susan E. Crocker
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis✧
Mr. Michael B. Decter
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond
Mr. Allan Dines
Richard & Lois Dodds✧✧
Judy Dunn
Gillian Thomas &
Michael Easterbrook
M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland✧
Mr. Joseph Fantl &
Ms. Moira Bartram
Susan Garvie & Douglas Robinson
Maxine Goldberg
Carol Gray
Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum
Pat & Bill Harris✧✧
Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer✧✧
Beth & Jeffrey Histed
Ann Hogarth✧✧
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Hood
Mr. C.R. Hunter
Mr. Saleem Kassum
Patrick and Barbara Keenan✧✧
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Ms. Mony Kelley
Ms. Krista Kerr
Murray Koffler, O.C., O.Ont. &
Marvelle Koffler✧✧
Mr. John B. Lawson
Sue and Biff Matthews✧
Janice May
Mrs. Barbara E. McDonald✧
Patti McFarlane
Jean McGill
Johanna Metcalf
Robert & Marilyn Milnes✧
Clive & Fran Minto✧
Carol & Michael Moffat✧✧
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon P. Osler
Michael & Nina Overbury✧✧
Mrs. Rosemary Rathgeb
William & Lesley Rogan✧
Judith & Jack Rose
Maxwell L. Rotstein &
Nancy-Gay Rotstein✧
Robert Rubinoff & Espie Chan
Esther Sarick
Paul J. Savard
Marion Soloway
Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton✧
Dennis & Denny Starritt✧
Ms. Stephanie Stavro
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Joel & Pam Stevens
Dr. Robert Summers-Gill✧
John Theo✧✧
Maureen & Philip Tingley✧
Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden
Judy & Graham Weeks✧
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Wheler✧✧
Gregory Williams &
Warren Sorensen✧
Mrs. Timothy Wright
Ms. Helen Ziegler
2 Anonymous Donors
E. W. Bickle Foundation
CVRD Inco Limited
The Silver Tree Foundation
Patron
($1,750-$2,999)
William Alguire & Linda Maybarduk
Mr. & Mrs. Clive V. Allen
Ms. Jane Allen✧
Mark & Gail Appel
Jordan Applebaum &
Andrea Burridge
Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong✧
Dr. & Mrs. Clive Aston
James Austin & Hans Eppenberger
Pamela & Paul Austin✧
Ms. Alexandra Babcock
Richard & Georgina Baird
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Balders
Helen G. Balfour
Annette Balgord
Dr. Robert A. Bandeen, O.C. &
Mrs. Mona Bandeen, C.M. ✧✧
Ms. Katherine Barber
Winifred Barclay✧
Mr. Christopher Barron
Ms. Diana Billis
Mr. David Binet
Mr. John R. Birkett✧✧
Ms. Yeti Agnew &
Mr. Christopher Birt
Katherine & Stephen Blaney
Ms. Josee Bouchard &
Mr. Paul Belanger
Ms. Wendy Bowle-Evans
Ms. Ann Bowman
Anna Maria & Bill Braithwaite✧
Tamara Branitsky✧
Mr. Robert Brews
Catherine Bridgman
Mr. David Broadhurst
Margaret Brock✧
Ms. Frances M. Broome✧
Derek and Margaret Brown
Dr. E.A. Brown
Ms. Susan Burns
Della H. Campbell✧
Susan & Jeff Carr
Ms. Peng Chiang✧
Ms. Vivian Ciaschini
Mr. Philip A. Clappison✧
Helene Clarkson
Hugh & Carolyn Cleland
Dr. Zane and Joan Cohen
Gordon Coleman✧✧
Mrs. Earlaine Collins
Mr. J. Rob Collins
David & Marilyn Conklin
Jonine Copen
Dr. Lesley S. Corrin✧
Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison
Jack Cowan
Barbara & Edward Crawford✧✧
Mr. Bob Cronin
Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam
Carole Curtis✧
Professor K.G. Davey
Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey
Eleanor McCain David &
Greg David✧
Dr. Deborah L. Davies
Ms. Yvette & Mr. Mike DeBiasi
Mr. & Mrs. Elvio &
Marlene Del Zotto
George & Kathy Dembroski
Mr. David Denison &
Ms. Maureen Flanagan
Wilf & Brenda Dinnick✧
Sarah Dinnick & Colin Webster
Mr. James L. Donald
Mr. John Donald
Robert & Marnie Donaldson
Denise Donlon, C.M. &
Murray McLauchlan, C.M.
Mr. Wayne Dusk
Ms. Melanie Edwards
Nancy Embry
Ms. Lesley Evans
Ron & Joan Farano✧
Catherine Fauquier
Len Finch
Mrs. Isabel Fox
Ms. Agota Gabor
Tony & Lina Gagliano
Dr. George & Mrs. Olga Gale
Andre J. Galipeault, C.M. &
Suzanne Galipeault✧✧
Bronwen Gates
Judith Gelber
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Gerstein
In Memory of Shirley Giblon
Gordon & Lorraine Gibson
Mark & Louise Golding
Bonnie & David Goldstein
Dr. David A. Goodings
Ron & Gillian Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Graham
Ralph & Roz Halbert✧
Andrea & Steve Halperin
Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Hamilton✧✧
Yvonne Harding
Ms. Naomi Harris
Linda Haynes & Martin Connell
Ms. Martha Hicks
Avril Higgins & Robert Page✧
Philip & Clair Holloway
Mr. & Mrs. David Hodgkinson
Mr. Steven Huntley
Mr. Frank & Dr. Margaret Ionson✧
Elliott Jacobson & Judy Malkin
Jarvis & Associates
Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt.,
O.Ont. & Ross Petty✧
Mark Kawaja
Michael Koerner, C.M. &
Sonja Koerner✧
Dr. and Mrs. O.S. Kofman✧✧
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kolm
Dr. R. Kong
Mr. James LaPlante
Mr. John Lashway
Dr. Calvin Lei & Mark Oliver
Mr. Andrew Lengyel✧
Ms. Joy Levine
Mrs. Margaret A. Light✧✧
John and Phyllis Lill
Donald & Lorraine Loeb
Mr. Michael A. LoPresti
Jonathan & Dorothea
Lovat-Dickson✧
Mr. Andrew MacDonald
William & Molly Anne MacDonald✧✧
Mr. and Mrs. Jed MacKay
John and Robin Maitland
Dr. Ralph Malone &
Dr. Elizabeth Oliver Malone✧
Ms. Judy Manji
Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Marple
Dr. Jill Matus
Ms. Liza Mauer &
Mr. Andrew Sheiner
Mr. & Ms. Mark Maxwell
Mrs. Barbara Mayer
Ken McCarter & Dianna Symonds
McKinnon Design
Mrs. June McLean
Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee
Susan Melton✧
Mrs. Michelle Meneley
Mrs. Catherine L. Miller
Mr. Myles Mindham
Mrs. Mary Mingie✧✧
Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell✧✧
Marie Moliner & Kevin Whitaker
Susan, William & Morgan Moore
Anne & Charles Morison
Mr. Hugh Morris
Mr. & Mrs. John Nagel
Ms. Laurie Nemetz*
John & Pamela Newall
Ms. Eileen Newell
Dr. Bo Y. Ngan
Charlotte & James Norcop
Joyce & Benson Orenstein
Mrs. Anne Pantalone✧
Graham & Janet Parkinson
Mr. D. Ross Peebles &
Ms. Judith Cole
Violet Petty
Ms. Rosemary Phelan
Miss M.J. Phillips
Mr. Robin B. Pitcher
Mrs. Michelle Pitt
Mrs. Wanda Plachta
Frances & Tim Price
Dr. Linda Rabeneck
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Dr. Penelope Reed Doob
Diana Reitberger*
Margaret Riggin
Mr. Justice Sydney Robins &
Mrs. Robins
Mr. Peter Ronn
Elaine M. Roper
Ms. Andrea S. Rosen✧
Mr. Joseph G. Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. William Ross✧
Ariella & Jules Samson✧
Clayton & Ian Scott
Dr. Hugh Scully &
Vanessa Harwood, O.C. ✧
Mrs. Joan D. Shaw
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Sherman
Dr. Hugh Siddall
Cori Simms & Gary Last
Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Jane Smith✧
Maggie Morris SmolenskyJim &
Sylvia McGovern
Mrs. Joan Sohn✧✧
Ms. Karen Sparks
Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb✧✧
Ms. Anna Stahmer-Jarmain &
Mr. W. Edwin Jarmain
Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns
Gaye & Andy Stein✧
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Stern
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T.B. Stuart✧✧
Rycken Suydam
Ms. Anna Talenti
Mr. & Mrs. Ken &
Jennifer Tanenbaum
Mrs. and Mr. Kristine Thompson
Mr. John Todd & Ms. Jennifer Ginder
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Tory
Dr. R.B. Van Winckle
Ann Vanderheyden
Samantha & Mrs. Susan Veltri
Mr. Grant Vingoe &
Ms. Nancy Matsumoto
Lucy Waverman &
Bruce Macdougall
Mr. Justin Webb
Ms. Barbara Williams
Ms. Patricia Williams
Doug & Lynne Wilson✧
Nan & Jack Wiseman
Dr. Connie A. Xuereb
Dr. Erik Yeo
Ms. Denise Zarn &
Mr. James Shenkman
Christine Ward & Bruce Zinger
Veronica Zufelt
Helen & Walter Zwig✧✧
7 Anonymous Donors
The Bradstreet Family Foundation
Fabulous Printing
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
The K. M. Hunter Charitable
Foundation
Jackman Foundation
Mercedes-Benz Canada
Incorporated
Power Corporation of Canada
The Tecolote Foundation
The Young Family Foundation
Grand Jeté
($1,100-$1,749)
Mrs. June Abel
Ms. Gwenne Becker
H. Blane Bowen
Denise Cargill
Ms. Catherine Clark
Amanda Demers & Brian Collins
Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Diamond
M J Dundas & John Petrosoniak
Ms. Anne Ellis
Ms. Roberta Fuller
Blaise Gaetz & Lee Caswell
Mr. John Galloway
Mr. Peter Garstang
Martin and Joan Goldfarb
Mr. & Mrs. C.Warren Goldring
Ms. Adrienne Green
Dr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens
Mr. Lewis Hertzman
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland
Mr & Mrs Pat James
Jaye Jenkins
Dr. Joshua Josephson
Ms. Susan Keen
Ms. Marion Kert
Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg
Janet Lamb
Mr. Todd McCarthy
Ray & Helene McLenaghan
Seth and Theresa Mersky
Tori, Victoria, &
Dr. Bruce Minnes
Ms. Beverly Morningstar
Terry & Dom Morris
Mr. Noel Mowat
Ms. Betty Nelson-French
Mrs. Margaret Ann Pattison
Carol and Kristen Peterson
Mrs. Dorothy Purchase
Verna & Peter Ross
Mr. Go Sato
Ms. Lilia M. Sham
Mrs. Lidia Sylvestre
Dr. Irene Turpie
Dr. Stewart Taubkin
Lyn M. Westwood
Durhane Wong-Rieger
Mr. Ralph Wormleighton
One Anonymous Donor
Did you know?
• Pointe shoes are handmade to the
specifications of each dancer. They are
built from canvas and glue then covered
in satin.
Arabesque
($800-$1,099)
Miss Margaret Agar
Ms. Isobel M. Allen
Ms. Shelley Ambrose
Ms. Yveline Audemars &
Mr. Humberto Rivero
Mr. Tim Badgley
Balletomane Performing Arts
In Motion
Dr. Neil Gordon &
Dr. Ewa Bernadska
Mr & Mrs William Birchall
Mr. Andrew C. Bome
Mr. Gerard Buckley
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Buttle
Arnie and Penny Cader
Ms. Anne Marie Canning
Robert & Susan Chenaux
Mr. Harold J. Chmara
Drs. A. & M. Cividino
Ms. M.C. Clancy
Gio Condo & Connie Niro
Mary and John Crocker
Elaine & Michael Davies
Dr. & Mrs. James E. N. Dickie
Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Enkin
Miss Doreen Fiander
Ms. Frances Filegan
Marion & Leo Gotlieb
Mr. T. Bradley Green
Gloria Habart
Ms. Helga-Liz Haberfellner
Dan Hagler and Family
Ms. Angela Hamlen
Kathleen Taylor & Neil Harris
Ms. Norah Harris
Mr. & Mrs. H. Clifford Hatch
Ms. Susan Hayward Payne
Ms. Carol Anne Howe
Carla & Gary Huggins
Ms. Pennie R. Jevnikar
Ms. Gail Julie
Ms. Valda Kalins
Ms. Margaret King
Carol Kleinfeldt &
Roman Mychajlowycz
Mr. Carl Knipfel
Mr. Elmer Rob Koppel
Mr. Richard Krakower
• Each pair is made in England at a cost
of $80.
• In Cinderella, a dancer playing the title
role may wear out three pairs of shoes in
a performance – one for each act.
• A National Ballet Principal Dancer uses up
to 125 pairs of pointe shoes in one year at
a cost of $10,000.
• In total, the National Ballet’s dancers need
2,000 pairs of pointe shoes a year.
Donations to the National Ballet help
support a fundamental need – a dancer’s
pointe shoes. For more information
about donating, please see page 47.
Mr. W.R. Kunz
Ms. Linda Kurdydyk
Landmark Communications Inc.
Janet Bodley & Desmond Lam
Connie & Peter Mak
Howard Malach
Ms. Diana Massiah
Mr. & Mrs. D. McCallum
Mr. Paul McCrossan
Ms. I. McDorman
Mr. Arnold McLaughlin
Anne S. McLeod
Johan McMillan Steele
Elaine Kierans &
Shawn McReynolds
Dr. George McWilliam
Ms. Terry Lee Milligan
Ms. Lynne Milnes
Ms. Delia M. Moog
Mr. Clive Parsons
Dr. David Peachy &
Georgia Henderson
Mrs. Ruth Peckham
David & Renee Perlmutter
Mr. Francis Pope
Russell Purre & Stephanie Donaher
Mr. Ian Rhind
Mr. Geoffrey Rytell
Ms. Diane Schmidt
Ms. Elaine Solway
Mrs. Judith Stephanson
Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis
Kim & Mark Surchin
Mr. George R. Sutherland
Miss Vivian Treacy
Mr. Barry M. Walker
Colonel R.I. Weinert
Karen Wierucki
Hastings & Irene Withers
Mr. Peter Ming Yan
3 Anonymous Donors
Brisé
($425-$799)
Nora & Peter Adamson
Kathleen & Gordon Agar
Katherine, Sarrah, Jammal, &
Malik Ali
Mr. Brad Antle
Lucille & Melanie April
Peter and Patty Armour
Mrs. Emily Aspell
Ms. Donna Atkin
Mr. Robert Ayling & Dr. Philip John
Mrs. Margot A. Baker
Ms. Sarah Shorney-Baeumler
Mrs. Ursula Bargenda
Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley
Ms. Helen Barron
Dr. Gillian Bartlett
Christopher & Christina Begy
Diane Birch
Mr. Nicholas Birch
Mr. K. Birchard & Mrs. C. Dorman
Ms. Katherine Bischoping
Gwen Blakely
Dr. & Mrs. I. Blumer
Mrs. Susan Borden
Ms. Margret Boukydis
Ms. S. Braitwaite
Dr. & Mrs. Tim Branigin
Ms. M.J. Breithaupt
Ms. Shirley Brown
Mrs. and Mr. Harvey Bruner
Klaus and Irene Buechner
Ms. Judith Burns Cecchetto
Leslie Buskard
Miss Elizabeth Butler
(continued on p. 43)
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Tina Pereira and Keiichi Hirano in veer.
Brisé (continued from p. 41)
MAD HOT MOVES
T
he National Ballet of Canada's annual
fundraiser returns for a third year. Hailed
as "the best gala" by the National Post and
named the "best fundraising event" of 2007
by The Globe and Mail, the highly anticipated
evening will take place on Tuesday, June 9,
2009 at the Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts. Don't miss this opportunity
to celebrate ballet and mingle with the dancers
of the National Ballet.
For more information, contact
[email protected] or visit
national.ballet.ca
Media Sponsors:
Mr. Warwick R. Butt
Mr. W.C. Buttimer
Ms. Kathleen Byrne
Brian & Katherine Byrnell
Dr. Barbara Caffery
Christina Campbell
Miss Linda Campbell
Ms. Virginia Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Campbell
Claudette Cantin &
Marie-Michelle Boulanger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert &
Eleanor Carpen
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest & Marie Carter
Mrs. Mary Cassidy
Mrs. Barbara Charters
Celine Chen & Kinny Cheung
Harriet Chepesiuk
Elizabeth Bitzer & Meghan Chopra
Ms. Hilda Clark
Rod & Mary Coates
Anne M. Cobban
Ms. Irene Cohen
Mrs. Dorothea M. Cook
Mr. and Ms. Ramsay Cook
Ms. Jill Cooter
Mr. Edward Cordner
David & Kathryn Cottingham
Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Crerar
Aida and Daniel Crosthwaite
Carmen Cruk
Thérèse Culnan
Ms. Elizabeth Cumming
Joan Curran & Roger Kenrick
Sydney Dare
Ms. Anne Davidson
Ms. Linda G. Day
Ms. Hazel de Burgh
Trina Desa
Mrs. Jeanne DesBrisay
Mr. Sergei Dmitrevsky
Petrina J. Dolby
Mr. Steven D Donohoe
Lee Anne Downey & Family
Miss Margaret E. Duff
Maureen & James Dunn
Robert & Lily Durrant
Paul and Diana Edmonds
Mrs. Judith Edmondson
Mrs. Joyce Edwards
Ms. E.L. Ellins
Margaret and Howard Ellsworth
Ms. Debra Enright &
Mr. James Peluch
Carolyn & Peter Evans
Mr. Hugh Evans
Margaret Fairman
Joan Farlinger & David Braide
Sheila Farrell & Darcy Farrell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Karen Farrow
Jon & Roberta Fidler
Tony and Carolyn Filice
Mrs. Bonnie Finlay
Phyllis and Ab Flatt
Dr. Derek C. Ford
Ms. Carol Fordyce
Wanda Forsythe & Trevor Spurr
Robert Francis
Mr. Sydney G. Frankfort
D J Fraser
Ms. Devra Freedman
Ms. Kate Freiman & Mark Freiman
Carlene Frimer and Sachl &
Malika Mowinski
Dr. Lynne Fulton
The Garay Family
Mrs. Gillian Garneau
Dr. Greg Garrioch
Karen & Alexandra Gaunt
Mrs. Janine Gautier
Linda & Gerhard Gerber
Mr. Jonathan Goad
Laurie Goodman
Mr. Richard Goodman
Mrs. Janet Gouinlock
Ms. Eleanor Greer
Mr. & Mrs. A.G.S. Griffin
Ms. Ann Gross
Ms. Taanta Gupta
Mr. Michael Hafeman
Mrs. Edythe Hall
Mr. T.M. Hall
Andie & Jeane Hannigan
Mr. Jack Harris
Ellen L. Hawman
Mr. & Mrs. William Heaslip
Mr. Dennis Heffron &
Ms. Janice Dembo
Ms. Caroline L. Helbronner
Mrs. Betty J. Hellwig
Ms. E.C. Lee Henderson
Mrs. Mary F. Hendrick
Susan Hersey & Mark Taylor
Mr. Tom Heslip
Miss Gina Hill
Chris and Jennifer Hind
Christopher Hopgood
The Horn Section of the
National Ballet Orchestra
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Horner
Dr. Helen Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Howard
Ms. Jessie Huang
Ms. Donna Hunter
Denise Ireland
Alanna and Wade Jack
Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Jackson
Mrs. Frances E. Johnson
Dixie & Robert Jones
Ms. Anne Joss
Ms. N. Grace Jutzi
Mr. Fred Karp
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kates
Ms. Marilyn Kay Richards
Ursula Keller
Ms. Elizabeth Kennedy
Bruce Kenning
Ms. Helen M. Kersley
Morris and Miriam Kerzner
Laura Killeen
Joyce King
Ms. Elizabeth Kingstone
Dr. Panagiota Klentrou
Catherine Kourkounakis
Peter Krikorian, CBC TV
Ms. Susan Kulczycki
Ms. Catherine Lace
Jacqueline Lamont
Ann & John Lang
Kathryn E. Langley-Hope
Ms. Trisha Langley
Dr. & Mrs. John S. Laughton
Gail & David Lea
Mr. James Ledford
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee
Ms. Shelby Leeder
Mrs. Toby Levinson
Ms. Bonnie Levy
Megan & Rachel Levy-McLaughlin
Ms. Harriet Lewis
Dr.Cliffard & Judy Librach
Roy & Marjorie Linden
Ms. Karen Lindstrom
Michelle Stockwell & Dr. Paul Links
Kas Lippert
Dr. Vance Logan
Dr. Sheila Louisy
Mr. Doug Lowry
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Lowy
Mr. S.W. Luff
Hubert Lum and Eve Leyerle
(continued on p. 45)
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Corporate Sponsors
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our Corporate Sponsors.
is proud to present Symphony in C & Polyphonia & In The Upper Room
National Media Sponsor
2008/09 Season Sponsors
Artists of American Ballet Theatre in In The Upper Room.
Photography: Rosalie O'Connor
Presents
The Seagull
Presents
The Nutcracker
Presenting Sponsor
Romeo & Juliet
Presenting Sponsor
Symphony in C & Polyphonia & In The Upper Room
Special Projects
& Western Tour Partner &
Nutcracker Story Time
Supporting Partner
The Eighth International Competition
for the Erik Bruhn Prize
Share the Magic
Title Sponsor
YOU dance
Dance About
Brisé (continued from p. 43)
Ottawa Tour
Transportation Sponsor
Performance Sponsors
Official Dry Cleaner of
the National Ballet
Official Hotel of
the National Ballet
Official Event Supplier
of the National Ballet
Official Floral Sponsor
of the National Ballet
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Ms. Catherine Lunt
Mrs. Carole Lusby
Ms. Nancy MacDonald
Robert & Maria MacFarlane
Mr. John MacIver
Dawneen MacKenzie
Muriel Mackenzie
Pamela & William MacKenzie
Mrs. M. Joan Mackie
Mr. Bosko Madic
Mrs. Iris M.R. MacLean
Ms. Susan Magee
Angie Mannella
Mr. & Mrs. Faye & Dan Manor
Helen Mara
Ms. Gladys Massey
Ms. Lesley McCleary
Anne McAllister
Ms. Janet McBeth-Mutter
Ms. Mary McGowan
Mrs. Rita McKie
Mr. Ian Murray McKinnon
Ms. Michele McLaughlin
Mrs. Jane McMillan
Mr. Chris McMullen
Mrs. Shelagh Meagher
Nathan & Myra Mechanic
Ms. Robin Melnick
Mrs. Susan Mertens
Robert & Rhonda Metelsky
Colin & Meta Mills
Ms. Roxanne Mirander
Mr. Brian Miron
The Moebus Family
Mrs. Joan Moes
Peggy Molloy & Emma Watson
Susan and Danielle Murray
Ms. Michele Myrah
Mrs. Eleanor A. Nadler
Lorene Nagata & Steven Turnbull
Mr. Robert M. Neilson
Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld
Ms. Carol Newall
Daniel Nixon and Josie Macalad
Mr. Darrin Nowakowski &
Mrs. Laura Brown
Mrs. Patsy Nunes
Dr. Kevin O’Connor
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Mrs. Pauline O’Connor
Allan and Lesley Offman
Mr. William Oliva
Fiona Oliver-Glasford
Kimberly O’Neill
Gillian O’Rourke & Allyson Henley
Ms. Diane Osak
Ms. Toni Osbourne
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund G. Osler
Ms. Denise Overall
Ms. Julia L. Overs
Ms. Lynn Pady
Ms. Sandra Pagan
Dr. Linda Page
Shirley Page
Kaarina Pakka
Martti Palaheimo
Dr. Harry C. Palter
Mrs. Barbara Parker
Mr. Douglas L Parker
Dr. Michael Partridge &
Sudha Rajagopal
Mr. Alan Pearson
Ms. Nancy Pearson
Jessica & Simone Pegis
Bill Harper & Susan Pepper
Mr. Bill Perkins
Nicola and Alexandra Perpick
The Perston Family
Martin and Joan Peskin
Jane & Claire Poirier
Anca and Stefan Popescu
Ms. Alison Porter &
Mrs. Lorraine Crouse
Ms. Mary Poss
Ms. Patsy Poulin
Jane Pound
Ms. Carole Priestly
Mr. Benjamin Prinsen
Miss Maria Puccio
Dr. Anita Rachlis & Dr. Val Rachlis
Dr. G.R. Rastegar
Ms. Karin Ratcliff
Janet & Clint Redhead
Mrs. Florence P. Reeves
Mrs. Wendy Reville
Mr. Gordon A. Richardson
Linda E. Robertson
Renata & Eugene Roman
Carolyn & Don Rosenthal
Ms. Susan Rozario
Mrs. Monina Rudin
Eleanor Rumley
Ms. June K. Ryan
Sandra Rye
Dr. Beata Rzepka
Ms. Joan Sadler
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Samantha Sandler
Dr. William Santo
Mrs. Mary E Sarjeant
Dr. Michael Sayer
Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Scarth
Ms. Sandra Scott
Ms. Jennifer Sedgewick
Marjorie J. Sharpe
Mrs. E. Joan Shatilla
Henry & Iris Silberman
Ms. Alana Silverman* &
Mr. Dani Frodis
Mrs. Christine Simpson
Ms. Miriam Skey
Mr. Marvin Skolnick
Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok
Penelope Smiley & Meg Cormack
Mr. Donald A. Smith
Mrs. Stephanie Smith
Mrs. Helgi Sooaru
Leah Springford
K.A. Sproule
Myrna Stait-Gardner
Ms. Carol Stanton
Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Steiner
Cheryl E. Stephenson
Mr. Andrew Stevens
Ms. Elizabeth Stewart
Dr. Anton W. Steyn
Ms. Audra Stiernholm
Mrs. Diana Stott
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Taber
Ms. Lilian Tanizaki
Dr. Margaret Tao
Anjie Tarek-Kaminker
Ms. Terry Tator
Mrs. Joan Taylor
Ms. Kristin Taylor
Pamela Thomson
Ms. Helen Tokiwa
Catherine Tompkins &
Sandra Zimmerman
Ms. Diane Torney
Hazel Tregenza
Ms. Jasmin Tucker
Ms. Maryann Turcke
Mr. Walter Unger
Dr. Robert Vagners
Mrs. Hilde Vandenberghe
Lisa & Keith Verity
Ms. Elizabeth Voigt
Linda and Jennifer Wadden
Mr. David Walker
Christine Wall & Dr. James Cha
The Very Reverend Peter Wall &
Anne Harvey
Rosalyn Wallace
national.ballet.ca
Mr. John Walter
Davide & Irene Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Watkiss
Ms. Sheila Watson
Dr. Phillip Wattam &
Dr. Lois Russell Wattam
Mary Carol Watters
Ms. Donna Watts
The Waugh Family
Mr. Peter Webb
Nancy Nightingale &
Daniel Weinzweig
Susan and Mark Weisbarth
Mr. Jacques Wensvoort
Dr. Eleanor Westney
Ms. Isabel Wheelwright
Dr. Nick Whitehead
Ms. Michele Wiederkehr
Mr. & Mrs. Brian B. Wilks
Miss E. Joan Williams
Willow Pond Country Bed &
Breakfast
Ms. Ethel M. Woods
Kevin Coombs &
Teri Worthington Coombs*
Mrs. Lilla Wright
Mr. Mitchell Wywiorski
Ms. Judy Yamamoto
Ms. Jun Yang
Mr. David Young
Drs. Debi & Paul Zeni
Carole & Bernie Zucker
Carolina Zuniga
Miriam & Bernard Zylberberg
23 Anonymous Donors
would like thanks all Fouetté,
Pirouette and Plié level donors
for their generous support.
Supporting the National Ballet
To make a gift to the National Ballet or for more information
about giving:
• national.ballet.ca
• 416 345 9595
• The National Ballet of Canada
470 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 3K4
The National Ballet of Canada is a registered charity.
(Charitable Registration Number 11905 1449 RR0001)
Ways of Giving –
Monthly Gifts
An easy and convenient way to give
Monthly gifts benefit you, the donor,
and The National Ballet of Canada. For
you, an easy and convenient way to
support the dance that you enjoy is
by making simple monthly payments
on your credit card. For the National
Ballet, monthly gifts provide a steady
and secure stream of revenue
throughout the year. By joining our
Turning Pointe Programme, you can
indicate that you wish to renew your
* Artists and Staff
Patron for 10 or more years
✧✧
Patron for 20 or more years
✧
commitment each month, allowing your
support to continue without interruption
or the need for annual renewal.
Volunteers see the
dollars they raise
come alive on stage
Since 1976, The Volunteer Committee
of The National Ballet of Canada has
funded over 40 new productions for the
company. Join this wonderful group of
dedicated women and men and share
the pride and accomplishment of funding
For more information visit
new repertoire.
national.ballet.ca or contact
Leah Mejaski at
[email protected]
To learn more about volunteering,
contact [email protected]
or 416 345 9686 x327.
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