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NUTCRACKERDEC 19 - DEC 28 / 2015
Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Choreography Galina Yordanova & Nina Menon | Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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TABLEAU
Under the distinguished Patronage of His ExcellencyThe Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.Governor General of Canada founders: GWENETH LLOYD & BETTY FARRALLYartistic director emeritus: ARNOLD SPOHR, C.C., O.M.founding director, school professional division: DAVID MORONI, C.M.founding director, school recreational division: JEAN MACKENZIE
artistic director executive directorANDRÉ LEWIS JEFF HERD
artistsAMANDA GREEN SOPHIA LEE JO-ANN SUNDERMEIERDMITRI DOVGOSELETS LIANG XING
YAYOI BAN YOSUKE MINO SARAH DAVEY ELIZABETH LAMONT ALANNA MCADIETRISTAN DOBROWNEY KOSTYANTYN KESHYSHEV JOSH REYNOLDS EGOR ZDOR
KATIE BONNELL JAIMI DELEAU YOSHIKO KAMIKUSA CHENXIN LIU ANNA O’CALLAGHAN MANAMI TSUBAISARAH PO TING YEUNGLIAM CAINES TYLER CARVER STEPHAN POSSINTHIAGO DOS SANTOS LUZEMBERG SANTANA RYAN VETTER
JESSE PETRIE SAEKA SHIRAI AMY YOUNG PHILIPPE LAROUCHE YUE SHI
senior ballet master music director & conductorJOHNNY W. CHANG TADEUSZ BIERNACKI
ballet masters guest ballet masterTARA BIRTWHISTLE CAROLINE GRUBERVANESSA LAWSONJAIME VARGAS
school principal, interim principal, director recreational division recreational divisionARLENE MINKHORST KELLY BALE NICOLE KEPP
principal, director, director,professional division aspirant program teacher training programSUZANNE ANDRÉ STÉPHANE LÉONARD JOHANNE GINGRAS
director of production production stage manager Assistant Stage Manager MICHAEL FREEMAN INGRID KOTTKE CANDACE MAXWELL
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ANDRÉ LEWIS I Artistic Director JEFF HERD I Executive Director
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet is delighted to welcome you to this season’s production of Nutcracker. Returning to the stage this year after a successful debut last year. Hazel the Polar bear and her twelve cubs. These cute and cuddly cubs are performed by RWB School Recreational Division students, giving twenty four more students the opportunity to perform every year in the Company’s largest production of the year alongside RWB’s skilled Company dancers.
This year’s acclaimed production of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker will also welcome some new guests to the stage, performing walk-on roles. We welcome CTV’s Eleanor and Terri “Miss Lonely Hearts” of the Winnipeg Free Press, MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson, Wab Kinew and more! The Verba Ukrainian Dance Company will also bring the stage to life with the energetic high kicks and colourful costumes of the Ukrainian culture.
We’d like to gratefully acknowledge the support of our Premier Sponsor, Great West Life, and our Performance Partner, Perth’s Drycleaners. The generosity and support of our valued sponsors, donors, volunteers and subscribers allows the RWB to continue to teach, create and perform outstanding dance.
We hope that you will also share our upcoming Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation National Tour with your friends and family. The RWB will be touring this powerful piece from January 28 – April 9, 2016 to Ottawa, Kingston, Burlington, Toronto, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Banff, Kelowna, Victoria, Nanaimo, and Vancouver.
Thank you for making Nutcracker a part of your holiday tradition. We thank you for your support and wish you a wonderful evening.
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CHOREOGRAPHY................................................Galina Yordanova, Nina Menon & RWB Artistic StaffMUSIC...............................................................................................................Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky COSTUME DESIGN...............................................................................................................Paul DaigleSCENIC DESIGN...........................................................................................................Brian PerchalukLIGHTING DESIGN..................................................................................................Michael J. WhitfieldLENGTH..............................................................................................................2 hours, 4 minutes
NUTCRACKER
CHARACTERS
ACT I THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Clara Ana Mekvabishvili 19m, 20 m, 22 e, 28e Hannah Smith 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
Jo-Ann Sundermeier 19m, 21e Chenxin Liu 19e, 22e Yayoi Ban 20m, 23e Alanna McAdie 28e Yoshiko Kamikusa 27m
Clara’s parents Sarah Davey 19m, 21e, 27m Elizabeth Lamont 19e, 22e, 28e Jo-Ann Sundermeier 20m, 23e Dmitri Dovgoselets 19m, 21e, 27m Josh Reynolds 19e, 22e, 28e Liang Xing 20m, 23e
Her Grandmother Sophia Lee Dieter Alexander Luke 19m, 20m, 22e, 28e Nathaniel Ritter-Magot 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
Fritz Yosuke Mino 19m, 21e, 27m Stephan Possin 19e, 22e, 28e Yue Shi 20m, 23e Josephine, Clara’s Aunt Elizabeth Lamont 19m, 21e, 27m Jo-Ann Sundermeier 19e, 22e, 28e Sarah Davey 20m, 23e Edouard, Josephine’s fiancé Tristan Dobrowney 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m Egor Zdor 19e, 22e, 28e
Drosselmeier, Clara’s Godfather Thiago Dos Santos 19m, 21e, 27m Liam Caines 19e, 22e, 28e Kostyantyn Keshyshev 20m, 23e
Julien, Drosselmeier’s nephew Michel Lavoie 19m, 20 m, 22 e, 28e Joshua Phillips 19e, 21e, 23e, 27m
The Nutcracker prince Liang Xing 19m, 21e Dmitri Dovgoselets 19e, 22e Josh Reynolds 20m, 23e Yosuke Mino 28e Luzemberg Santana 27m
Clara’s Friends Alanna McAdie 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Yoshiko Kamikusa19e, 22e, 28e
Chenxin Liu 19m, 21e, 27m Saeka Shirai 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28 Anna O’Callaghan 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Manami Tsubai 19e, 22e, 28e
Stephan Possin 19m, 21e, 27m Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 28e Luzemberg Santana 20m, 23e
Ryan Vetter 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Philippe Larouche 19e, 22e, 28e Their Parents Julia Jones-Whitehead Amy Young Jesse Petrie
Jaimi Deleau 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Katie Bonnell 19e, 22e, 28e Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Liam Caines 20m, 23e
Egor Zdor 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Tristan Dobrowney 19e, 22e, 28e
Tyler Carver Brandon Lockhart
Filbert the Bear Katie Bonnell 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m Jaimi Deleau 19e, 22e, 28e
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CHARACTERS
Butler Philippe Larouche 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Ryan Vetter 19e, 22e, 28e
Maids Morgan Thiessen & Jordan DePina
CLARA’S DREAM
Evil Sorcerer Luzemburg Santana 19m, 21e Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 27m, 28e Stephan Possin 20m, 23e Bats Mako Ayata, Madeline Bez Shae-Lynn Martin, Liliya Bazhan
THE BATTLE
The Mouse King Stephan Possin 19m, 21e, 27m Luzemberg Santana 19e, 22e, 28e Yosuke Mino 20m, 23e Army of Mice Julia Jones-Whitehead, Madeline Bez, Liliya Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen, Mako Ayata, Jordan DePina, Jesse Petrie, Shae-Lynn Martin
Soldiers & Mounted Police Yue Shi 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Stephan Possin 20m, 23e
Josh Reynolds 19m, 21e, 27m Thiago Dos Santos 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e
Tristan Dobrowney, Egor Zdor, Tyler Carver, Ryan Vetter, Philippe Larouche, Brandon Lockhart
THE MAGICAL FOREST
Snowflake Soloists Elizabeth Lamont 19m, 21e, 27m Anna O’Callaghan 19e, 22e, 28e Alanna McAdie 20m, 23e
Chenxin Liu 19m, 20m , 21e, 23e, 27m Sarah Davey 19e, 22e, 28e Snowflakes Anna O’Callaghan 19m, 20m, 21e, 27m, 23e Elizabeth Lamont 19e, 22e, 28e Yoshiko Kamikusa 19, 21e, 22e, 28e Diane Saller 20m, 23e, 27m Katie Bonnell, Manami Tsubai, Jaimi Deleau, Sarah Po Ting Yeung, Amy Young, Jesse Petrie, Saeka Shirai, Julia Jones-Whitehead,
Madeline Bez, Liliya Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen, Jordan DePina, Mako Ayata, Shae-Lynn Martin
Hazel the Polar Bear Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19m, 21e, 27m Thiago Dos Santos 19e, 22e, 28e Liam Caines 20m, 23e
Polar Bear Cubs Children
ACT 2 THE KINGDOM
Sugar Plum Fairy Sophia Lee 19m, 21e, 27m Katie Bonnell 19e, 22e, 28e Sarah Davey 20m, 23e
Angels Children
Waltz of Flowers Soloists Elizabeth Lamont 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Jaimi Deleau 20m, 23e Josh Reynolds 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Tristan Dobrowney 20m, 23e
Manami Tsubai 19m, 21e, 27m Yoshiko Kamikusa 19e, 22e, 28e Alanna McAdie 20m, 23e Ryan Vetter 19m, 20m, 21e, 27m, 23e Yue Shi 19e, 22e, 28e Amy Young19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Saeka Shirai 20m, 23e Stephan Possin 19e, 20m ,22e, 23e, 28e Luzemburg Santana 19e, 22e, 28e Anna O’Callaghan 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e Jesse Petrie 19e, 22e, 28e Kostyantyn Keshyshev 19m, 21e, 27m Tyler Carver 19e, 20m, 22e, 23e, 28e
Waltz of Flowers Corps de Ballet Julia Jones-Whitehead, Madeline Bez, Liliya Bazhan, Morgan Thiessen, Jordan DePina Jesse Petrie 19m, 20m, 21e, 23e, 27m Katie Simpson 19e, 22e, 28e Shae-Lynn Martin, Mako Ayata, Diane Saller Anna Benko, Isabella Pisapia, Meghan Lynch
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MUSICAL GUESTS
The RWB would like to thank the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, the Winnipeg Girls’ Choir, and the Winnipeg Children’s Choir for participating in these performances:
Dec 19 Matinee, Evening WCC (WCC - Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, Carolyn Boyes, Director)
Dec 20 Matinee WGC (WGC - Winnipeg Girls’ Choir - Tricia Penner, Director)
Dec 21 Evening WGC
Dec 22 Evening WBC
Dec 23 Evening WCC (WBC - Winnipeg Children’s Choir - Judy Urbonas, Director)
Dec 27 Matinee WCC
Dec 28 Evening WCC
Prior to the performance and during the intermission, please enjoy some seasonal favourites by various community musical groups on the Piano Nobile. The RWB would like to thank our musical guests for providing their special brand of holiday music.
Spanish Jaimi Deleau 19m, 21e, 27m Yayoi Ban 19e, 22e, 28e Sophia Lee 20m, 23e Katie Bonnell 19m, 21e, 27m Sarah Davey 19e, 22e, 28e Sarah Po Ting Yeung 20m, 23e
Arabian Sarah Davey 19m, 21e, 27m Sarah Po Ting Yeung 19e, 22e, 28e Katie Bonnell 20m, 23e
Liam Caines 19m, 21e, 27m Egor Zdor 19e, 22e, 28e Thiago Dos Santos 20m, 23e
Chinese Saeka Shirai 19, 21e, 22e, 27m, 28e Chenxin Liu 20m, 23e
Russian Verba Ukrainian Dance Company: Johanna Chabluk Kiersten Knysh Leanna Lohre 19m, 19e, 20m, 21e Emilia Radawetz 19m, 19e, 20m, 21e Jennifer Doroniuk 22e, 23e, 27m, 28e Kristina Washchyshyn 22e, 23e, 27m, 28e Mikhas Chabluk Paul Doroniuk Jared Laberge Makar Storoschuk
Grand Pas de Deux Clara and the Nutcracker Prince
All casting subject to change.
CAST A PERFORMANCES
Dec 19 Matinee Dec 20 Matinee Dec 22 Evening Dec 28 Evening
Party Children Ava Skromeda, Zoe Gagnon, Niki Powell, Dakota Harms, Enrique Cruz, Cadyn Boss, Adam Kupiak
Mice Dailia Martin, Jillian Everton, Aslan Nichols, Yana Farova-Mills
Mounties Aksel Lawrie, Miles Ehlers, Riley Anderson
Polar Bears Faith Barry, Nina Rico, Zaydiens Dubois, Sophie Trickett, Sarah Moore, Isaac Lavitt, Zachary Zegalsky, Claire Hodgson, Kyria Jenkins, Angelina Stuve, Kezia Jenkins, Naeem Piquemal
CHILDREN’S ROLES
Angels Katherine Wang, Hannah Montgomery, Ame-Raeya Crouch, Kaleigh Bristol-Valdez, Ami Wilson, Charlotte Smith, Morley Anderson, Stella Heng
CAST B
Dec 19 Evening Dec 21 Evening Dec 23 Evening Dec 27 Matinee
Party Children Savannah Thiessen, Julie Byoun, Aisha Weedon, Inez Mayberry, Skylar Thiessen, Joshua Sinclair, Hayden Davis-Peters
Mice Sunyoung Park, Daniela Hernandez, Mayumi Tolentino, Tunteya Stoller
Mounties Charlie Buehler, Jeffrey Robins, Aminah Marchenski, Elizabeth Kolodziej
Polar Bears Madisyn Graham, Cebastian Silva, Calla Dhominique Santos, Yzabelle Juayang, Hazel Adams, Portia Ireland, Aidan Robins, Fikayo Raji, Sophie Robidoux, Ariel Escalona, Adyson McKernan, Violet Bell
Angels Anneliesse Gasmen, Angela Wang, Stacey Dacayanan , Mia Fontaine, Sophie Elliott-Boothe, Alexa Bresler, Sarah Froese, Sarah Shing
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The RWB is happy to welcome the Verba Ukrainian Dance Company to this year’s Nutcracker. They will perform alongside the RWB Company in the Act 2 Russian Dance.
DANCE GUESTS
SPECIAL MENTION
WALK ON ROLES
DECEMBER 19 - 2:00 P.M. MATINEE
Eleanor Coopsammy (CTV Morning Live) Terri Apostle (CTV Morning Live)
DECEMBER 19 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Constance Popp (Constance Popp Chocolatier) Natalie Bell (PegCityLovely)
DECEMBER 20 - 2:00 P.M. MATINEE
Maureen Scurfield (Miss Lonely Hearts, Wpg Free Press) Jenna Illchuk (Jenna Rae Cakes) Ashley Illchuk (Jenna Rae Cakes)
DECEMBER 21 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson Lloyd the Intern (103.1 Virgin Radio)
DECEMBER 22 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Chris D (ChrisD.ca) Colin Ferguson (President of Travel Manitoba)
DECEMBER 28 - 7:00 P.M. EVENING
Wab Kinew (Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Affairs at The University of Winnipeg)
SYNOPSIS
RWB principal pianist Donna Laube plays the Celeste (instrument) in Act II.
SETTING
Christmas 1913, in a large Canadian home. It’s a prosperous time in a prosperous city whose population has swollen with new arrivals. The First World War is still half a year away.
OVERTURE
‘Tis the night before Christmas and all through Clara’s house, everything and everyone is stirring - even the mice! The people inside are getting ready for the big Christmas party - cooking and wrapping and dressing and fussing. Outside, neighborhood boys play hockey on the street while friends and family start to arrive, carrying armloads of presents and anticipating a marvelous event.
ACT 1 - SCENE I - CLARA’S BEDROOM
Twelve-year-old Clara is oblivious to all the noise and confusion. She’s dreaming in front of the mirror in her bedroom, practicing her ballet steps. She wants to be perfect when she dances for her glamorous Aunt Josephine, a singer who has traveled all the way from Montreal on the train. Mama interrupts. “Where is the bow that I made for your hair?” she demands. “And where is Dieter?” Clara’s younger brother leaps out of a large armoire, brandishing a toy sword. Grandmother Marguerite finds her way to the bedroom and manages to calm everyone down. Things aren’t turning out the way Mama has planned; not even the Christmas tree has been delivered. “But Mr.Drosselmeier promised to bring a tree!” She runs off to check on things downstairs while Grandmother shows the children some favourite photographs of Christmas past.
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SCENE II - THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mama, Papa and the butler are looking at the empty space in the big living room where the tree should be. What kind of a Christmas party is this going to be? Among the guests filling the room is Aunt Josephine. Resplendent in furs, she makes a grand entrance with her fiancé, Edouard, dashing in his military uniform.
At last! Mr. Drosselmeier carries in a tree. Clara suddenly feels shy when he introduces her to his grandnephew, Julien. In no time at all, the tree is decorated and Clara has the honour of putting the star on the very top. Suddenly, the first-ever electric Christmas lights illuminate the tree! Mr. Drosselmeier hands out his presents, all enchanting. Dieter’s army of toy soldiers has now been augmented by Mounted Police. Mr. Drosselmeier’s masterpiece goes to Clara - a beautifully hand-crafted Nutcracker. During Christmas dinner, Clara slips away to admire her Nutcracker and imagines that he comes alive to dance with her. The doorbell rings and a bear scurries in, admires the tree and dances happily with the Christmas toys. The party breaks up in a flurry of dancing and silliness and romance. “Good night Everyone! Merry Christmas!”
SCENE III - BEDTIME
Clara falls asleep but is soon awakened by the terrifying Mouse King who is about to steal her beloved Nutcracker. The clock strikes midnight.
SCENE IV - THE LIVING ROOM
Moonlight shimmers through the window and the room starts to change into something strange and new. Clara finds Mr. Drosselmeier who tries to convince her that she has nothing to fear. Suddenly, before her very eyes, the room and the Christmas tree begin to grow. Clara is attacked by scurrying mice while trying to save her Nutcracker. The Nutcracker comes alive and chases the mice away. Dieter’s squadron of toy soldiers and Mounted Police are now a living regiment and battle fiercely against the menacing mice with cannons, swords and every ounce of cleverness they can muster. The battle takes a turn for the worse when Fritz is wounded and the Nutcracker is shot by the Mouse King while attempting to help Dieter.
SCENE V - A MAGICAL FOREST
Finally, Clara defeats the Mouse King and begs Mr. Drosselmeier to help her wounded Nutcracker. It’s only after Clara professes her love for Nutcracker that Mr. Drosselmeier can bring him to life again. The Nutcracker was Julien all along and he is now a handsome prince. They walk hand in hand into a magical pine forest, dancing under a sky filled with stars and the Northern Lights. Snow begins to fall. As the snow falls, twelve polar bear cubs and one big bear playfully wander into the forest. The polar bears are happy to find Clara and the Nutcracker Prince there, and bid them farewell as the Nutcracker Prince and Clara depart to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s kingdom.
ACT II - SCENE I - THE KINGDOM
The Nutcracker Prince and Clara travel to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s kingdom, where adorable little angels along with Mr. Drosselmeier help with the preparations for their arrival. The Sugar Plum Fairy gives Clara and Prince Julien a very warm welcome and an elaborate ceremony ensues to honour them. Wonderful dances from many different lands and many more delights are performed, reminding Clara of all the people arriving every day to their country. In a beautiful pas de deux, the prince has the great honour of dancing with Clara. She simply floats in time to the music. In a grand farewell gesture, all the inhabitants of the magical land gather to bid Clara a happy journey home.
SCENE II - EARLY MORNING
When Clara wakes up, she is happy to be in her own bedroom. The Nutcracker stands proudly next to her. Remembering her dream, she’s relived to see her big brother Fritz striding into the room, alive and well, and announcing, “It’s snowing!” They bundle up, go outside and watch the snow fluttering down. It was the best Christmas ever!
SYNOPSIS
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ANDRÉ LEWIS I Artistic Director
André Lewis has spent the majority of his career with Canada’s first professional dance company, accepting the position of artistic director in 1996. A native of Gatineau, Québec, Lewis began his dance training in Ottawa before being accepted into the Professional Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in 1975. He joined the RWB Company in 1979 where he enjoyed an accomplished career as a dancer for over ten years.
With Lewis at the helm, RWB has commissioned numerous blockbuster ballets such as Mark Godden’s Dracula in 1998 and Moulin Rouge ® - The Ballet in 2009. He was instrumental in the 1999 creation of a new Nutcracker for the Company and in 2002, Lewis brought to Winnipeg the thrilling and passionate Carmina Burana by Argentinean choreographer Mauricio Wainrot. In 2012, Atlanta Ballet co-commissioned Twyla Tharp’s
titled Twyla Tharp’s The Princess & The Goblin. In 2013, New York choreographer Lila York’s full-length ballet The Handmaid’s Tale was created as part of it’s 75th Anniversary Season, Lewis saw the creation of Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation.
GALINA YORDANOVA I Choreographer
Galina Yordanova trained for nine years at Baku in the former USSR and for five years with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow where she received her Teacher’s Diploma in 1960. She holds diplomas in Choreography and Teacher Training from the G.I.T.S. in Moscow. Yordanova was Ballet Mistress of the Varna Norodna Opera in Bulgaria and also worked extensively with the Ballet der Deutschen Oper, Berlin and with companies in Madrid and Valencia, Spain and in Nagoya and Kyoto, Japan.
In 1980, Yordanova began to spend a portion of each year in Winnipeg, teaching at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Professional Division Summer Session. Her expert teaching of the Russian style contributed
to the development of this teaching style in the RWB School Professional Division. In 1995, she joined the artistic faculty full-time as Resident Guest Teacher. She worked extensively with the RWB dancers to prepare them for the Company’s 1987 premiere of Swan Lake, which she staged in the Russian style. For the RWB’s 1999/2000 season, Yordanova, along with Nina Menon, choreographed a new version of Nutcracker for the Company which premiered in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre on December 2, 1999.
NINA MENON I Choreographer
Nina joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet after graduating from The Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division. As a member of the Corps de Ballet, she danced numerous Soloist roles and in 1990 she made her choreographic debut at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s choreographic workshop. The success of this ballet and others, plus the commissioning by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of her popular ballet La Soif, led Artistic Director André Lewis to appoint Nina Menon as Resident Choreographer.
Highlights of Nina’s residency included Drunken Butterflies, a ballet choreographed to music by Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki.
BIOGRAPHIES
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This ballet explores the life of an immigrant family through dance and film. In 1999 Nina collaborated with Galina Yordanova on the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s new version of Nutcracker, which premiered in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre. Nina now lives in Montréal with life partner Mark Godden and their two sons. She teaches ballet at Sheila Parkins Dance Academy and several Montessori schools. In her spare time she loves to garden.
TADEUSZ BIERNACKI I Music Director and Conductor
Music Director and Conductor Tadeusz Biernacki was born in Czestochowa, Poland where he began his music education at the early age of four. He won the Karol Szymanowski competition in Warsaw in 1976 and earned his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Conservatory of Music in Katowice in 1978. Biernacki has toured Canada extensively in solo and chamber music recitals. In 1983 he began his association with the Manitoba Opera and in 1988 with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He made his conducting debut with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 1992 and has since conducted a number of orchestra in Canada and Internationally, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Cleveland Opera Orchestra (USA), Tessaloniki State Orchestra (Greece), Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), and Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
He also conducted world premieres of Nutcracker, Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet, Wonderland, Svengali, Princess and the Goblin, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation for RWB. Biernacki branched out into composition with his one act opera Happy Campers composed for the Manitoba Opera School Tour in 1997, and Charlies Kreuzfahrt, a full-length ballet commissioned for Stadtische Theater Chemnitz in Germany. Biernacki maintains a busy schedule as pianist in solo and chamber recitals as well as an accompanist for many opera singers. In addition to his position with the RWB, Biernacki is an Assistant Music Director, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master of Manitoba Opera.
PAUL DAIGLE I Costume Designer
Paul Daigle has a first-hand understanding of the intricacies of designing for dance. A graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Daigle went on to perform for two seasons with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet prior to launching his career in design in 1988.
In 1998, Daigle designed the scenery and costumes for Dracula. In 2003, he went on to win the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association’s Blizzard Award for best costume design for Guy Maddin’s film adaptation of Godden’s Dracula. Daigle also designed the costumes for RWB’s Nutcracker, which premiered at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre on December 2, 1999. In 2003, Daigle created the scenery and costume design of Godden’s full-length creation The Magic Flute.
Daigle has also created set and costume designs for Ballet British Columbia, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, Alberta Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal and Campañía Nacional de Danza in Mexico. Paul’s accomplishments for designing scenery and costumes include the following: Alexei Ratmansky’s The Fairies Kiss for the Kiev Ballet (1999), Atlantic Ballet theatre of Canada’s debut production of Figaro (2002), Mark Godden’s Wonder Wild for Milwaukee Ballet (2009) and redesign of costumes for Angels in the Architecture for Northern Ballet in Leeds, UK (2009). Most recently, Paul designed costumes for Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius’ production of The Rocky Horror Show, Mark Godden’s ballet Svengali, Milwaukee Ballet’s La Bohéme, and RWB’s production of Going Home Star-Truth and Reconciliation.
BIOGRAPHIES
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BRIAN PERCHALUK I Scenic Designer
Brian Perchaluk is a set and costume designer based in Winnipeg. Born and raised in rural Manitoba, Brian graduated from the University of Winnipeg and the National Theatre School of Canada and later went on to apprentice at the Banff Centre.
His designs have been featured on stages across the country including the Neptune Theatre, Atlantic Ballet Theatre, Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, the Grand Theatre, the Blyth Festival, the National Arts Centre, Persephone Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, the Citadel Theatre, The Vancouver Playhouse, the Arts Club Theatre, the Belfry Theatre and two seasons each at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals.
In Winnipeg he has often worked for Prairie Theatre Exchange, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Rainbow Stage, Le Cercle Molière, Manitoba Opera and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, where he has designed more than forty productions.
MICHAEL J. WHITFIELD I Lighting Designer Michael J. Whitfield has an extensive background in lighting design for theatre, ballet and opera. A native of Victoria, BC, Whitfield received his training in theatre at the University of Victoria, Villanova University and the University of Illinois. In 1974 he began a long association with the Stratford Festival, where he was for many years the Resident Lighting Designer and was responsible for the lighting design of a great variety of plays and musicals, including The Mikado, Amadeus and King Lear. Whitfield has also been featured at the San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera Company, Houston Grand Opera, the Minnesota Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Welsh National Opera and for Canadian companies in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Hamilton,
Edmonton, Calgary, Banff and Vancouver. His lighting has been featured at the Canadian Opera Company for over 30 years where his designs included Wozzeck and Madama Butterfly. In the world of ballet, Mr. Whitfield’s work has been represented by Alice and The Nutcracker at The National Ballet of Canada, The Merry Widow for the American Ballet Theatre and Romeo & Juliet at the Finnish National Ballet. For the RWB his lighting has also been seen in The Sleeping Beauty and Anne of Green Gables.
BIOGRAPHIES
Kathleen Hiley Solo ProjectsWITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY
PETER QUANZ, STEPHANIE BALLARD, MARGIE GILLIS & GAILE PETURSSON-HILEY
February 12 & 13, 2016 8:00 PM Gas Station Arts Centre
Tickets available at: kathleenhiley.org
Kathleen Hiley Solo ProjectsFebruary 12 &13, 2016 8:00 PM
Gas Station Arts Centre Tickets: kathleenhiley.org
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY PETER QUANZ, STEPHANIE BALLARD, MARGIE GILLIS & GAILE PETURSSON-HILEY
Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects
WORKS BYPETER QUANZ, STEPHANIE BALLARD,
MARGIE GILLIS, GAILE PETURSSON-HILEY
February 12 & 13, 2016 8:00 PM Gas Station Arts Centre
Tickets at: kathleenhiley.org
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Hometown: Beijing, ChinaFavourite ballet: Onegin
A love other than dance: My wife and children
Liang XingHometown: Kiev, UkraineYear joined the RWB: 1998Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & JulietA love other than dance: Horseback riding
Dmitri Dovgoselets
Hometown: Beaumont, ABYear joined the RWB: 2004
Favourite ballet or role: Serenade and
works by Joe KanamoriMost admired growing up:
My sister
Amanda Green Sophia LeeHometown: Seoul, KoreaYear joined the RWB: 2011Favourite ballet or role: Swan LakeA love other than dance: Drawing & painting.
Jo-Ann SundermeierHome town: Pompano Beach, FloridaYear joined the RWB: 2003-2013 ...rejoined this year.Favourite ballet: Swan Lake and Balanchine’s Serenade A love other than dance: Adventures with my soulmate
PRINCIPALS
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Yayoi BanHometown: Chiba, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2005Favourite ballet or role: Giselle
Favourite food: Sushi of course! & everything my husband cooks for me!
Hometown: Kanazawa, JapanYear joined the RWB: 2002Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & JulietA love other than dance: Reading & food
Yosuke Mino
Sarah DaveyHometown: Waterdown, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2009Favourite ballet: Swan Lake
Personal motto: Live and Learn
Elizabeth LamontHometown: Kitchener Waterloo, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2010Favourite ballet: Giselle
Most treasured possession: A necklace my dad gave me.
Alanna McAdieHometown: Edmonton, ABYear joined the RWB: 2011Favourite ballet or role: Kitri from Don Quixote,Medora from CorsaireA love other than dance: Music
SECOND SOLOISTS
SOLOISTS
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Kostyantyn KeshyshevHometown: Vancouver, CanadaYear joined the RWB: 2015Favourite ballet: GiselleMost treasured possession: My two cats
Egor ZdorHometown: Chisinau, Republic of MoldovaYear joined the RWB: 2012Favourite ballet or role: ManonFavourite food: Pasta
Josh Reynolds Joined: 2015
Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaFavourite 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
Tristan Dobrowney Hometown: Saskatoon, SKYear joined the RWB: 2008
Favourite ballet or role: La BayadèreMost admired growing up: Abbott and Costello
SECOND SOLOISTS
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Chenxin LiuHometown: Chenzhou Hunan, ChinaYear joined the RWB: 2012Favourite ballet or role: Romeo & JulietA love other than dance: Cross stitch
Yoshiko KamikusaHometown: Tokyo, Japan
Year joined the RWB: 2013Favourite role: Kitri from Don Quixote,
Odette/Odile from Swan Lake A love other than dance: Anything that has
something to do with food!
Jaimi DeleauHometown: Winnipeg, MBTrained: RWB SchoolYear joined the RWB: 2014Favorite ballet or role: Juliet from Romeo and Juliet Most treasured possession: A ring my parents passed down to me
Katie BonnellHometown: Oakville, ON
Year joined the RWB: 2013Favourite ballet or role: Emergence (Crystal
Pite), Four Last Songs (Rudi van Danzig)A love other than dance: Cooking/baking
CORPS DE BALLET
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Liam CainesHometown: Kingston, NB
Year joined the RWB: 2007Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & JulietFavourite poet: Shel Silverstein
Stephan PossinHometown: Munich, Germany
Year joined the RWB: 2012 Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & Juliet. Aspiring to do the role of Romeo.
A love other than dance: Video games.
Luzemberg SantanaHometown: João Pessoa Paraìba, BrazilYear joined the RWB: 2012Favourite ballet or role: Don QuixoteA love other than dance: Real football (soccer)
Tyler CarverHometown: Vancouver, BCTrained: Goh Ballet, San Francisco Ballet SchoolYear joined the RWB: 2014
CORPS DE BALLET
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Ryan VetterHometown: Sioux Falls, SD, USAYear joined the RWB: 2013Favourite ballet: GiselleA love other than dance: My family
Thiago Dos SantosHometown: São Paulo, Brazil
Year joined the RWB: 2008Favourite ballet or role:
Romeo & Juliet, Swan LakeFeels most inspired:
When I see young talent
Anna O’CallaghanHometown: Vancouver, BC Year joined the RWB: 2012Most treasured possession: My photo album
Manami TsubaiHometown: Osaka, JapanYear joined the RWB: 2013Favourite ballet or role: Don QuixoteA love other than dance: Shopping, baking and eating
Sarah Po Ting YeungHometown: Hong Kong
My favourite role: The Lady of the Camellias
Other love: Culinary Art
CORPS DE BALLET
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APPRENTICES
Amy YoungHometown:
Seattle, WashingtonTrained: Pacific Northwest
Ballet SchoolYear joined the RWB: 2014
Jesse PetrieYear Joined RWB: 2015Hometown: Ottawa, ON Favourite ballet role: Annie from Going Home StarMost Treasured Possession: A ring my dad gave me.
Saeka ShiraiHome town: Osaka, JapanYear joined the RWB: 2015
Favorite ballet: GiselleA love other than dance: My family
Philippe Larouche
Hometown: Laval, QC Year joinedRWB: 2015 Favorite ballet: Swan LakeLove other than dance: reading
Yue Shi
Hometown: He Bei, Tang ShanYear joined the RWB: 2015
Favourite ballet: Don Quixote
A love other than dance: Painting, Photography
Photos by : RÉJEAN BRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY
To view complete dancer bios and photos,visit RWB.ORG
Candace Maxwell
Assistant Production Stage Manager
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ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION STAFF
Vanessa Lawson Ballet Master
Hometown: Edmonton, ABYear joined the RWB:1997Favourite ballet or role: GiselleValues most in her friends: Compassion
Johnny W. ChangSenior Ballet Master
Hometown: Shanghai, ChinaYear joined the RWB: Principal dancer in 1992, Ballet Master in 2002Favourite ballet or role: Giselle, Dracula, Romeo & JulietA love other than dance: Cooking and reading.
Tara Birtwhistle Ballet Master
Hometown: Sherwood Park, ABYear joined the RWB:1991Favourite ballet or role: Lucy in Dracula, Juliet in Romeo & JulietA love other than dance: Horseback riding
Jaime Vargas Ballet Master
Hometown: Mexico City, MexicoYear joined the RWB: 2004Favourite role: Bob in Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story A love other than dance: Being a father
Ingrid KottkeProduction Stage Manager
Hometown:Edmonton, ABYear joined the RWB: 2008Favourite ballet: Bolero, Carmina BuranaWould most like to live: Out of a suitcase
Caroline Gruber Guest Ballet Master
Hometown: London, EnglandYear joined RWB: 1988Favourite Role: Odette/Odile Swan Lake
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested
$157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiennes de tout le pays.
Nutcracker Premier Sponsor Peter Pan Production Supporter
Going Home Star - Truth and Reconciliation Production Investors
Production Supporter
Ballet in the Park Presenting Sponsor
Winnipeg Performance Sponsors
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Sponsors
Student Financial Aid Fund National Scholarship Program
Spotlight Concert Hour Ballet Winnipeg
Sponsor Satellite Program
Supporter Concert Hour Ballet
Media Sponsors Make-up Provided by
Winnipeg Performance Partners In Support of the Student Matinee Performance
Higher Horizons Program Presenting Sponsor
With support from
Presenting Sponsor Concert Hour Ballet
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Gala
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
IN MEMORY OF
Peter D. Curry
SEASON SPONSORS
Going Home Star- Truth and ReconciliationPresenting Sponsor National Tour Brandon Performance Sponsor
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BRAVO! To our donors whose leadership and generosity help us present ballet of the highest calibre. Your loyal support of the RWB is greatly appreciated.
FUNDERS
Canadian HeritageCanada Council for the ArtsManitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism &SportManitoba Arts CouncilWinnipeg Arts Council
FOUNDATIONS
All Charities CampaignElizabeth B. Armytage FundThe Curry Family FoundationDr. Raymond H. Lavery & Brian C. Ouellet Memorial FundJohn and Carolynne McLure FundThe Reid Family Charitable Gift FundThe Winnipeg Foundation
CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET BUSINESS PARTNERS
PARTNER $5,000 – $9,999Melet PlasticsTerracon Development Ltd.
INVESTOR $2,500 – $4,999Cambrian Credit UnionGendis Inc.J. K. May Investments Ltd.
SUPPORTER $1,000 – $2,499Beaver Bus Lines Ltd. Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd. Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd. Standard Life Winmar Property Restoration
CONTRIBUTOR $500 – $999Baked Expectations Ltd. Coghlan’s Limited Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies Inc. InterGroup Consultants Ltd. McDiarmid Flowers number TEN architectural group Price Industries Limited
DONOR $10 – $499Canadian Linen & Uniform ServiceGunn’s BakeryMid West Packaging Ltd.Mitchell Fabrics Ltd.ProTELEC Alarms
CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET MAJOR GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM
Major Gifts assist theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet byunderwriting the costs ofspecial projects and new productions.
MAJOR GIFTSRWB Alumni AssociationTerracon Development Ltd.Women’s Committee for the RWB
THE LLOYD & FARRALLY SOCIETYNamed for the founders ofthe RWB, Gweneth Lloyd andBetty Hey Farrally, The Lloyd& Farrally Society recognizes
those donors whose plannedand future gifts will help keepthe vision of Canada’s RoyalWinnipeg Ballet alive for the future.
Diane BuckDr. Alice CheatleyMarilyn FlynnDeborah HoekstraBarb HowieRon LambertBarb MastermanPierre MeunierBarry & Louise PallettMrs. E. PawlickiK. Heather PowerSuzanne RiesenbergerDr. Robert T. RossEllen SpencerSonia & David TavernerMia TimmermansMrs. F. A. TrottHaanita SevalIn Memory of Wendell WagnCraig YeoDonn K. Yuen
CREATIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
Income generated from theCreations Endowment Fund is directed exclusively towards the creation of new ballets and the revitalization and refurbishment of current repertoire, leaving a lasting legacy in dance for generations to come.
Ingrid Kottke
THE DAVID MORONI SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND
The David Moroni SchoolEndowment Fund supportsinitiatives that ensurethe highest quality danceeducation for young artistsand dance teachers fordecades to come.
♠ Indicates a gift made InMemory or In Honour
$100,000 +Anonymous Donors
$50,000 +Susan Glass C.M. & Arni ThorsteinsonDiane & David Johnston
$25,000 – $49,999Carol Bellringer & Greg DoyleDr. Steven FunkHubert & Bernice KleysenDrs. Edward Sellers & Myroslava Romach ♠In honour of our dancing daughtersWawanesa Insurance
$10,000 – $24,999Jean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère Ruth E. & John GongosGuy & Lou GoodwinEstate of Doris May HallIn Memory of Dr. John E. & Mary McGoey ♠Peter & Maureen MacdonaldDouglas MacEwan In Memory of Elizabeth MacEwan ♠
Carolynne PresserR. T. Ross
$5,000 – $9,999Dee BuchwaldIn Honour of Rheo Catt ♠Hilary Druxman Inc.The Klukas FamilyMayberry Fine ArtDr. Roberta M. McKay & Elmer E. BrennerArlene Minkhorst Bruce Monk Louise Pujo & Tim HibbardEstate of Ronald G. SpencerTerracon Development LtdGordon & Eleanor Wiebe
$1,000 – $4,999The Gail Asper Family FoundationAaron & Janice BenkoCathie & Brian BowermanTom & Dawn BradleyJohn G. CampbellAnthony Cohen ♠Jane Emslie & Brad WladykaElaine & Percy GoldbergNona HeaslipLewis HertzmanSue & David Hicks ♠D. HuttonAlanna & Boyd KalnayDon & Betty LeitchAndré Lewis & Caroline Gruber Emilie LewisMarion LewisLife Science Association of ManitobaRoss F. C. Lodge Mrs. R. G. MacDonaldBob McMahon & Dr. Meredith White-McMahonNational LeasingPeter Quanz Joan D. RichardsonJohn L. Ross ♠Mary SpeerL. J. StechesenTavane G. SymingtonGinny TwomeyDr. & Mrs. F. C. ViolagoFamily of Kianna WongYPO-WPO Canada
UP TO $999 (FISCAL YEAR 2015)Anonymous DonorsMuriel AndrewsKelly Bale ♠Mr. & Mrs. Michelangelo V. Canale ♠Bob & Flory Cohen ♠Enerplus CorporationTristan Dobrowney Kate & Tim FennellSusan & Mike FraserJohanne Gingras Kelly JedlicMC CollegeGeoff TaylorChristopher Turyk Jacqueline WeberIn Memory of Jane McEvoy O’DonnellDreena Duhame
Making the arts accessible.
BMO Financial Group is proud to support the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and to be the presenting sponsor of the Higher Horizons Program.
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PATRONS’ CIRCLE $1,250 - $1,499Kirsten AlboMarjorie BlanksteinPatrick CameronDr. Alice Cheatley Grant & Aynsley CockshottMrs. Irena CohenRobert DawsonDavid & Catherine FilmonMs. Lyn GoldmanGuy & Lou Goodwin Jack & Elsie Hignell Paul & Carol HillCarman Johnston Diane & David Johnston Hubert & Bernice Kleysen Ron & Jean LawsonDon & Betty Leitch André Lewis Graham & Suzanne LountPeter & Maureen MacdonaldAnne & Paul MahonSherratt MoffattJennifer & Hugh MoncrieffJames NewtonJohn & Flordeliz OslerValerie & Brian OwenDrs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-PopeRelpro Inc.Mrs. Shirley RichardsonJean Carter Riess & Rick RiessDr. & Mrs. Leon RubinBob Stewart The Waugh FamilyFlorence & Don WhitmoreGordon & Eleanor Wiebe
FRIENDS
Every year we rely on our Friends to provide pivotal funds that allow us to continue the tradition of world class dance for which the RWB is so renowned.
PRIMA $500 - $1,249Joan M. Bender Kathryn BernardBruce & Shelley Bertrand-MeadowsRuth BrodieHaderra & Mark Chisick Gary & Fiona CrowSally R. DowlerGreg & Vera DuncanBarbara M. HamiltonJames HanleyRick HarrisonRon & Lesley JanuszJoan JohnstonMaggie Katzeley & Barry KonzelmanDr. G.H. LawlerTed & Wanda LismerLarah LunaPearl Kavanagh-StoeszMarilyn MarshallRichelle Miller Donald & Janet O’CallaghanIris ReimerPat & Jim RichtikDeborah SpracklinMr. Curtis SteimanMr. & Mrs. H. VoigtDr. Dorothy Young
PRINCIPAL $275 - $499Earl & Cheryl BarishTed BielbyFran BoothFred & Lorna BuckmasterCarol BudnickFelicity Chappell
Nicole ColletteBarb CookBeverly CraigMrs. Margaret CuddyLinda DixonHarry & Mary Lynn DuckworthKathleen EdwardsMargaret E. FaberDr. Edmund & Mirla FaridyAmanda GrahamPercy Gregoire-VoskampSonia & Harvey HosfieldL. Kampeas & J. GartnerDr. Diamond Kassum & Mrs. April KassumDr. T.G. KuceraM. L. KuntzemuellerRalf KyritzDavid & Francesca McBean Jane MorrisSharon & Mel MyersGraciela NajensonJean Stoneham OrrFrancine PanagapkoDerek & Anne RileyWayne RiversSusan SchindleDr. L. SeklaEllen SpencerThomas & Wanda StruthersP. Colleen SucheEva & Ian SutherlandJim & Heather ThomasDr. Lynn Tomkins
SOLOIST $150 - $274Trish Allison-SimmsDick & Elaine ArcherAbigail BallBruce & Joyce BerryDr. & Mrs. David & Gillian BirdRita & Don CampbellAgnes & John K. CollinsDavid & Kathleen ConnorLinda & Graham ConnorRichard & Hennie CorrinR. Lynn CratonBradley CurranIn Honour of Lorna Curtis-HowellCarmen CurtisJ. V. DaleLinda DanielsDr. Peter & Mrs. Linda DelamereDiana DickofMs. Sheila J. DownCarol DuboffDr. Steven FeldgaierReg FriendInge FroeseMr. Ron GaffrayEileen E. GeorgeDianne GlassMrs. Joyce GraceJohn GreerMelinda & Lorne HalpennyJames R. HammelCarol HanneyJan HornerKaren HowellMs. Emily HughesMs. Joan M. HunterLeah JanzenBetty Jo JohnstonJohanna & John KassenaarDr. Bryan Kirk & Myrna MitchellKatherine KlassenLouise KlassenMarion B. KornDavid & Denise KossMr. Dean KriellaarsKatarina Kupca
♠ Indicates a gift made In Memory or In Honour
PATRONS’ CIRCLE
The Patrons’ Circle exists torecognize those generous annual donors of $1,250 or more, whose philanthropy helps the RWB maintain the standard of artistic excellence for which it is known the world over.
SUSTAINER $10,000 +Richard A. N. BonnycastleMrs. Irena CohenMrs. Peter D. CurrySusan Glass C.M. & Arni ThorsteinsonDouglas MacEwan In Honour of Elizabeth MacEwan Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. JohnsonDawn Klockow Jim PattisonLawrie & Fran PollardTannis M. Richardson Robert T. Ross & Angela B. RossGerald SchwartzRod & Jeannie Senft
INVESTOR $5,000 - $9,999Julius Arkos Gail Asper & Michael PatersonRoss Robinson Family
BENEFACTOR $3,000 - $4,999Savitrah & Danny Balciunas David & Gursh Barnard Sheldon & Penny Bowles James Cohen & Linda McGarva-Cohen The Michael Nozick Family Foundation Heather Power & Harold Klause Carolynne Presser Hartley & Heather Richardson Go Sato
UPPER CIRCLE $1,750 - $2,999Dr. P. H. BrookeDee BuchwaldTimothy & Barbara BurtJane & Gary Caines Patricia ChaychukJim DaveyNicki & Bryce DouglasJane Emslie & Brad Wladyka John F. (Jack) FraserDavid & Evelyn FriesenJean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère Ruth E. GongosJeff Herd & Stephanie RouetRobert B. & Late S. June Jackson Kevin & Els KavanaghMarion LewisThérèse LewisBill & Shirley LoewenDr. & Mrs. Kenneth MurrayLawrie & Fran PollardJosephine Reid Tannis M. RichardsonJ. Derek RileySanford & Deborah RileyBarry & Rena ShenkarowTerry & Melba Wright INNER CIRCLE $1,500 - $1,749Sheldon & Penny Bowles N. Ashleigh Everett & Stuart Murray Judy Fields Sandra Foster & Peter Holle William J. Hutton Richard & Hillaine Kroft Deborah McCawley & Otto Lang Bill & Joan Mayberry Gerry & Barb Price Louise Pujo & Tim Hibbard David & Kathleen Reid Jim & Leney Richardson Jacqui F. Shumiatcher S.O.M. LL.D. Brenlee Carrington-Trepel & Brent Trepel Mrs. F. A. Trott Ginny Twomey Thuraya Weedon Dr. & Mrs. Willem T. H. van Oers
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Josephine ReidAllen RonaldJean RothDave & Delphine RundleBeverly RymanMr. Johnny & Ms. Pearl SalangadOlive & Robert SayersNichola ScaleDr. Brent SchacterCatherine SchinkelEduard SchludermannMs. Friederike Schneider-VieiraKathleen SchofieldJennifer SchulzSusan J. ScottMrs. Charlene M. ScoutenDiane SeewaldDiana SemchyshynMr. & Mrs. James ShanksDr. Louise ShawJean ShewchukKelly SitarzLoraine SmithGeri & Peter SpencerWendy SprattMrs. Laurie StanleyMary F. SteinhoffMarlene SternAnnabelle StokesDr. Sheldon SwirskyKatherine Szeler & Lorne SunleyBrenda TaylorRev. Ross & Bette Jayne TaylorCatherine ThiessenLesley ThomsonKsondra TopnikJ. Lois TurnerTharina UysHelga Van IderstineAveri Van DamAngie VeilleuxRoy & Nancy VincentChrista WalkdenTom William WallaceJohn WhitingSharon MooneyKlaus & Dorit WrogemannAsako YoshidaVicki Young
POINTE SHOE FUND
Ashley AmmeterVictoria J. BabbArchie ChamSusan FraserCameron InglisSophia LeePauline LeungK. Heather PowerCarolynne PresserPeter QuanzHeather SandilandsVera ShymchykRalph Wild IN HONOUR OF NIKI POWELLKarin Giesbrecht
TUTUS IN BLOOM
By donating to our Tutus in Bloom campaign, you are helping to keep our tutus beautiful.
MAJOR DONOR - TUTUS IN BLOOMSara Gray SPONSOR A TUTU $2000+In Memory of Judith Durance M.DElly HeimbeckerMaggie KatzeleyIngrid KottkeThe Reid Family Charitable Gift Fund
Edith & David LandySusan LingleGordon P. LinneyDiane & Alanna LittmanBrian & Shelagh LobayCarol A. MacoombTannis ManikelGayle MarcusAlan & Joanne MaxwellNicole Michaud-OystrykMarion MillsDonna MillerTony MitousisVera MorozJohn & Joan MorrissMPM Insurance Agency Ltd.Mr. & Mrs. William Murphy-DysonIvanna NamakaJ. Keith & Ruth NeillWayne O’BrienTruus OliverLesley OswaldShelley Parham & David SmithJim ParkerBill & Heather QuinnKevin ReganSheryl RosenbergMr. & Mrs. M. RosenbloomDr. Bruce & Susan RosnerMs. Anne RussellCatherine SavageDonald F. & Doran SewellJanet ShindleEdna SiemensDick Smith & Doug ArrellMr. & Mrs. Fred & Margaret StewartDarlene StewartMarilyn ThompsonDr. Milada TofflerHymie & Shaaron WeinsteinBoyd & Sharon WermedahlEileen WheelerRalph WildSabina Willborn
CORPS DE BALLET $50 - $149Doreen AdolphPatricia AllenShoshanna AndressMuriel AndrewsBeverley BaileyDavid & Rosemary BarneyJacqueline Grace BallMartin BaronCatherine BellChristian BenhamouEva BérardAaron BergAlice BloomfieldGladys BodnarusPat BoltonLilian BoninMrs. Ina BorgerMonique BrandtCatherine BrockwayMarilyn BrownBrenda BryanLori ButlerM. Isabelle ButtersMrs. M. Ruth CalvertMargurite CampbellMairi ChadwickMrs. Patti CherneyTeresita ChiarellaEileen ClarkeMrs. Judith DanchuraAlison DarlingGina DeBrincatChris DewarMargaret DockerJo-Anne DoerksenSarah Dueck
Mr. & Mrs. J. EkinsBrenda EvansAnna EnsBrenda & Michael EvansMs. Joan FarnfieldJudy FennessyMarilyn FergusonHenery L. FinebergDonna FoggCynthia ForcandNaomi & Kent FormanDenis J. GagnePeter GalkoPearl GervaisMrs. Doreen GirlingDr. Barbara GoldmanCarla GoldsteinD. GoochBrian & Geraldine GrahamMs. Linda GrahamJohn & Louise GreenawayVilma HammondMarie HarnoisJudy HarrisH. Rose HarrisonMildred HemmelgarnBernice HerdMrs. D. L. HodgsonDeborah HoekstraSusan & Richard HornerSusan JackmanDiana JarvisDr. & Mrs. David & Kathryn JohnElfrieda KaethlerYoungok Kang-BohrMrs. Tana KarrasAllen KimelmanMs. Ivy KopsteinJustin LavigneVanessa LawsonLesley LewisMs. Roberta LewisDr. Patti LingGlen & Marj LowtherShirley LynchAllison MacHutchonInna MalchyMrs L. MatsuoShaun McCaffreyMarsha J. McDermidMr. Alan McIntoshMr. & Mrs. R & L MehtaDiane MerkerEstelle MeyersNeil MiddletonPatricia MitchlerEdwin MorrisonMorna-June C. MorrowMarlene A. MortimerRea NesbittDr. Syble Nokwazi KhusiKrystan O’RourkeRobin Scott OzeroTamara & Rose Marie PaleyGretha PallenIn Honour of Erin ParkerJohn ParkerNicole A. PerrasIvan PoitrasClare PollockMary & Ron PollockBetti PortDon & Carol PoulinDoreen F. PrudenBryan & Diana PurdyJudith R. PutterYvette QuassStefanie ReimerM. Rennie & I RampersadJoyce E. RichH. RicouWaltraut Riedel-BaunErnest Ruet D’Auteuil
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A Pass the Slipper Collection will take place just before Act II
All proceeds go to the RWB School Professional Division
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BACKSTAGE TOUR!
For a unique look behind the scenes, attend our backstage tour after the Wednesday, Dec 23 evening performance. Meet our Royal Winnipeg Ballet representative at the Backstage Tour sign, located on the south side of the lobby, just past the stairway.
MEET THE DANCERS!
Following the Sunday, Dec 27 matinee performance, you are invited to meet some of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers on the Piano Nobile (mezzanine) level. They will be delighted to answer your questions and sign autographs.
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HIGHER HORIZONSRWB - Supporting the Community
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet believes that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty and excitement of a live ballet performance.
The Higher Horizons program is a unique partnership with more than 30 local community groups and social service agencies. With the generous support of BMO Financial Group and Manitoba Public Insurance we offer these organizations complimentary tickets to RWB performances for individuals and families who would not otherwise be able to attend.
We are pleased to join with our sponsors to support access to ballet by all.
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Go SatoThuraya WeedonFEATHERS - $1000 Anonymous Donor
SPARKLE $500Richelle MillerDurga & Arun OgaleTannis Richardson LACE $300Ted BielbyKurt BuehlerAmanda GrahamDon & Betty LeitchRWB School Professional Division Students’ Association
BODICE $200Anonymous DonorRuth BrodieJane & Gary CainesBeverly CraigAgnes HechterDr. Lorena JenksW.K. LabiesAlan & Joanne MaxwellVera MorozMary & Ron PollockCarolynne Presser
TULLE $100Anonymous DonorsMeah Haley AmiesMs. Alma ArnstPat BonnellFred & Lorna BuckmasterLisa ChisholmAlison DarlingCarol DubnicoffWendy Dyck & Scott PennerBarbara Filuk In Honour of Jean Giguère, C.M.Lynna Goldhar-SmithD. GoochJames R. HammelBernice HerdSusan & Richard HornerDawn JeffreyMarion B. KornMaria Criselda LedgerMarion LewisMary Rose LindsayGordon P. LinneySamuel Ray McKinlayShirley M. O’HaraNick OstashDon & Carol PoulinOlive & Robert SayersSandra SadlerLori Simoens & Christopher HobanEllen SpencerGeri & Peter SpencerMary F. SteinhoffVeralyn WarkentinRalf Wild
THREAD $20Anonymous DonorsRobin AllaryDoris & Burton BassKatherine CheaterHaderra ChisickCheryl CohenLinda DanielsGeoff DeanIn Honour of Andrea OkonkwoRichard DickersonCarolyne FerrandeCathy FrankowElda FrankowJohn & Louise GreenawayH. Rose HarrisonMs. Roberta Lewis
Roland MaheCarolyn & Nathan MitchellElaine MordochDebbie RichardsVera RosolowichS. SimsWendy Karin SteelLorraine Willms
FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL
Every year we rely on ourFriends of the School to provide pivotal funds that allow us tocontinue the tradition of world-class dance for which the RWB is so renowned.
PRIMA POSITION $500 - $1249Melanie J. BotDelores GembeyBarry & Louise Pallett
PRINCIPAL POSITION $275 - $499Lynna Goldhar-Smith Dr. Lorena Jenks
THIRD POSITION $150 - $274Mrs. Joyce Grace
FOURTH POSITION $50 - $149Suzanne André Yayoi & Toshiyuki BanKatie & DeLloyd GuthJoanne Hawkins Carleigh JohnsonPat & Bill ReidLorraine & Nobby Woo
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 BevacquaCanadian Tire JumpstartRon Hrynchuk & Jane McSwigganJaime VargasThe Jassal Family In Honour of RWBSchool RD Teachers & AssistantsLord Roberts SchoolAlenna Mark
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Outreach Program reaches out to children and communitiesthat may not have had the opportunity to experience what the RWB has to offer.
Adam & Rachael BuchwaldDee BuchwaldCanadian School of Ballet and DanceTracy Leipsic & Richard BuchwaldDr. and Mrs. Davinder & Gunda JassalJohn Loewen
TRIBUTE GIFTS
IN MEMORY OF LYNNE AXWORTHYBob & Flory CohenIN MEMORY OF EILEEN BARONKay RokalaIN MEMORY OF JOHN BRODIEBruce & Barbara BallJohn & Sally ZaplatynskyIN MEMORY OF RUTH BREDINGarry BezteIN MEMORY OF
AUDREY CAUGHEY WILSONMarilyn FlynnIN MEMORY OF GERALDINE (GERRY) COWIEMary FardoeAkira Fishman & FamilyThe StephensonsIN MEMORY OF DONNA DAY WASHINGTONMarilyn MarshallIN MEMORY OF JUDITH DURANCE M.DPat BonnellIN MEMORY OF VERA GORLICKKay RokalaIN MEMORY OF MAX KETTNERRuth B. KettnerIN MEMORY OF ISABELLE LAWVera MorozIN MEMORY OF DOROTHY PARKERJoyce LyonNancy Moorhouse & Garry HastingsJoyce SeedIN MEMORY OF WILLIAM (BILL) REIDNancy Laxdal & Jean RedstonMarilyn MarshallJocelyn RobinsonIN MEMORY OF ARVA J. SHEWCHUKGinny TwomeyIN MEMORY OF ARNOLD SPOHRSonia TavernerIN MEMORY OF SHEILA STORJORDKay RokalaIN MEMORY OF PAMELA TAYLORGestny EwartIN HONOUR OF GAIL ASPERJean Giguère, C.M. & Dennis Giguère IN HONOUR OF JEAN GIGUÈRE, C.M.Barbara FilukJack & Zina LazareckKaryn & Mel LazareckIN HONOUR OF DOUGLAS MACEWANMurray HiltonJ. Ross MacEwanTerry & Melba WrightIN HONOUR OF ANDREA OKONKWORichard DickersonIN HONOUR OF ERIN PARKERJohn Parker IN HONOUR OF BLAINE RITTINGER & LESLIE FIELDSSherri & Marc RittingerIN HONOUR OF RWB SCHOOLRD Teachers & AssistantsThe Jassal FamilyIN HONOUR OF SUSAN SCOTTBob BaronIN CELEBRATION OF NIKI POWELL’S BIRTHDAYRebecca PowellLesley & Thomas De NardiLynette & Brett MagnusWendy & Blair MagnusMandi & Faisal SiddiquiTara & Joseph SilvaggioDennis StewnerMichael StollerLori Wheeler Karin Giesbrecht
ESTATE GIFTS
Estate of John Gordon HunterEstate of George A. KeatesEstate of Gordon P. LinneyEstate of Ruth E. NickleEstate of Sheila SturleyEstate of Marjory Grant Young
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ARTISTICArtistic Director...................................................................André LewisMusic Director & Conductor.....................................Tadeusz BiernackiSenior Ballet Master....................................................Johnny W. ChangBallet Masters..............................................................Tara Birtwhistle,
Vanessa Lawson, Jaime VargasGuest Ballet Master......................................................Caroline GruberAssistant to the Artistic Staff............................................Judy Arnason
SCHOOL ARTISTICDirector......................................................................Arlene MinkhorstPrincipal, Professional Division....................................Suzanne AndréDirector, Teacher Training Program...........................Johanne GingrasDirector, Aspirant Program......................................Stéphane LéonardPrincipal, Recreational Division............................................Kelly BaleInterim Principal, Recreational Division ..............................Nicole KeppVice Principal, Recreational Division...................................Nicole KeppInterim Vice-Principal, Recreational Division ..............................................Katrin BenedictsonPrincipal Pianist...............................................................Donna LaubeAssistant Principal Pianist.........................................Miroslaw Szarek
ADMINISTRATIONExecutive Director...................................................................Jeff Herd Director of Company Operations.............................Christopher TurykCompany Manager.....................................................David WarburtonDirector of Human Resources.........................Pearl Kavanagh-StoeszDirector of Finance and Administration...............David GudmundsonExecutive Secretary.........................................................Jan RoutledgeAccounting Manager........................................................Debbie WallinReporting Manager ..................................................Edward EsguerraPayroll Administrator....................................................Deneen SwartzAccounts Payable.........................................................Alison Chaboyer
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONDirector of School Operations..........................................Kate Fennell Interim Director of School Operations...................................Ron BettsProgram Support Manager.....................................Lindsay McKnightOffice Supervisor ........................................................Monica KowalikInterim Office Supervisor ..............................................Karin KruegerProfessional Division Registrar............................................ Kari KeechInterim Professional Division Registrar.........................Vanessa VertzRecreational Division Registrar.......................................Tali SitschkarSchedule Coordinator..........................................................Ash AlbergOffice Assistants........................................................Rikke McFeetors,
Lexi Moscovitch, Melanie Saunders
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSDirector of Marketing and Communications.....................Larah LunaSchool Marketing Manager........................................Christa MariashAudience Development Manager........................Nicole Verin-TreuschGraphic Designer...............................................................Aleli Estrada Online Marketing Coordinator.........................................Maria NeufeldMultimedia Communications Coordinator........................Amy SimoesDatabase Administrator.......................................................Eric Lazaro Sales & Marketing Assistant.............................................Jillian Luna
DEVELOPMENTDirector of Development..................................................Susan FraserIndividual Giving Manager........................................Graciela NajensonDevelopment Coordinator............................Patricia Guenther-Smith Development Coordinator.............................................Pauline Leung
CUSTOMER SERVICECustomer Service Manager.........................................Joanne HawkinsReceptionist........................................................................Rose PanzoCustomer Service Representatives...............Jessica Boucher-Cowie,
Allysa Brandt, Anastasia Iurovski, Adrian Pecold , Connor Stoesz, Emily Simoes
FACILITIESFacilities Manager..................................................................Jeff MonkFacilities Maintenance..................................................Marc DelaTorre Housekeeping........................................................Bernadette Antoine, Joel Ferguson, Jade Manov
PRODUCTION Director of Production...............................................Michael FreemanTechnical Director..............................................................Bob StewartProduction Stage Manager...............................................Ingrid KottkeAssistant Stage Manager..........................................Candace Maxwell Production Assistant.....................................................John Kaminski Head Carpenter and Crew Chief................................Justin Dowbiggin Assistant Carpenter.............................................................Kevin Davis Flyman/Assistant Carpenter...................................... Paul McWhinney Master Electrician ............................................................Marc Gagnon Assistant Electrictian................................................M. Drew Derbowka Head of Properties...........................................................Tim HrabchakHead of Touring Wardrobe .......................................Brenda BelmonteAssistant Wardrobe ..................................................Barry Malenko Head of Audio ..................................................................Iain Graham Scenic Carpenter .........................................................Robert Schultz
SCHOOL ARTISTIC FACULTY Jolene Bailie, Mark Cameron, Alexander Gamayunov, Claude Garand,Caroline Gruber, Oleksandra Kondratyeva, Jacqui Ladwig, Claire Marshall, Michelle Mourre, Radostina Panova, Roman Rykine, Marijka Stanowych, Kristina Washchyshyn, Anastasia Dunets, Stanislav Belyaevsky, Aimee Brasko, Alex Schade, Alie Wagar, Claire Marshall, Cheyenne Schroeder, Cheryl Scott, Darilyn Burdeniuk, Debra Thiessen, Eugene Baffoe, Erin McCallum, Hannah Arras, Julie Gregorchuk, Katrin Benedicson, Karin Giesbrecht, Keri-lee Smith, Karyn Maertens, Lisa Brooks, Laura Kolisnyk, Nicole Kepp, Patti Caplette, Rachel Cooper, Rachelle Vermette, Scott Andrew, Stacha Penner, Sharlyne Santos, Victoria Ward
ACCOMPANISTS Arlene Baschak, Mark Cameron, Howard Chan, Tim Church, Katie Erickson, Trish Franklin, Irena Gendelman, Alina Havrylyuk, Jolanta Janiszewska, Sharon McCullough, Duncan McGregor, Ian Mikita, Michelle Mourre, Dale Rogalsky, Nina Rudakova, David Schneider, Jay Stoller, David Troya, Viktoriya Yamchuk RESIDENCEDean of Residence.........................................................Kayla Saarinen Interim Dean of Residence...........................................Rosemary VogtStudent Care Counsellors..............Natasha Beaudoin, Carol Hoydalo Administrative Counsellor............................................Danielle LesterCounsellors............ Violeta Avalos, Kaeleigh Ayre, Alexander Borger,
Chantal DeGagne, Madison Harding, Inna Malchy, Sam Markewich, Eliane Neufeld, Kathtyn Olson, Ian Peters, Stephan Possin,
Bob Pleschke, Jennifer Provencher, Ellen Stothers, Sarah Taylor, Yolibe Velasquez de Cowie
Activity Worker.................................................................Mark GriffithsHead Chef.....................................................................Wayne AastromCooks....................................................Kylie Evans, Dorothea DougallKitchen Assistants...............................Doris Bedard, Jonabelle TayKitchen Student Assistants.................Madeline Bez, Isabella PisapiaResidence Caretaker..................................................Gawain Umphrey
WARDROBE Director of Wardrobe....................................................Alena ZharskaWardrobe Manager........................................................Barry MalenkoFootwear Manager......................................................Janet AndersonHead of Touring Wardrobe/Milliner.......................Brenda Belmonté School Costume Coordinator.........................................Angela VaagsHead Seamstress................................................................Angela GaftSeamstress.................................................................Gabriella Barone
Zenaida Cruz, Rose Curatolo, Noel De Leon, Anciska Milne Kathleen Lynch, Diana Miller, Carrie-Ann Wilson
ANDRÉ LEWIS Artistic Director JEFF HERD Executive Director
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Honorary Chair..................... ..Kathleen M.Richardson, C.C,O.M.Chair Emeritus................................................Jean Giguère, C.M.Chair...............................................................................David ReidVice Chair / Chair, Nominations Committee.....Catherine FilmonChair, Audit Committee..............................................Kirsten AlboChair, Governance Committee...............................Timothy TaylorChair, Evaluation & Compensation Committee....Andrew Calista Barbara Axworthy, Gursh Barnard, Lisa Heimbecker, Tina Keeper Chair Risk Commitee...................................................John Osler
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIRST VIOLINSGwen Hoebig, ConcertmasterThe Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Memorial Chair, endowed by the Eck-hardt-Gramatté FoundationKarl Stobbe, Associate ConcertmasterMary Lawton, Assistant ConcertmasterChris Anstey**Jeremy Buzash Mona CoardaRodica Jeffrey Hong Tian JiaMeredith McCallumJulie SavardJun Shao *Karin Andreasen *Simon MacDonald
SECOND VIOLINSDarryl Strain, PrincipalElation Pauls, Assistant PrincipalKaren BauchKristina Bauch **Calvin Cheng **Teodora DimovaElizabeth Dyer**Jonathan Garabedian Bokyung Hwang Takayo NoguchiClaudine St-Arnauld*Jane Pulford *Susan McCallum
VIOLASDaniel Scholz, PrincipalAnne Elise Lavallée, Assistant PrincipalLaszlo BarocziRichard BauchGreg HayMerrily PetersMike Scholz
CELLOSYuri Hooker, PrincipalLeana Rutt, Assistant PrincipalAlex AdamanArlene DahlCarolyn NagelbergEmma Quackenbush Sean Taubner
BASSESMeredith Johnson, PrincipalAndrew Goodlett, Assistant PrincipalTravis HarrisonPaul NagelbergBruce OkrainecDaniel Perry
FLUTESJan Kocman, PrincipalSupported by Gordon &Audrey FoggMartha Durkin
PICCOLOMartha Durkin
OBOESBeverly Wang, PrincipalRobin MacMillan
ENGLISH HORNRobin MacMillan
CLARINETSMicah Heilbrunn, PrincipalMichelle Goddard
BASSOONSAlex Eastley, PrincipalKathryn Brooks
HORNSPatricia Evans, PrincipalKen MacDonald, Associate PrincipalJames RobertsonThe Hilda Schelberger Memorial ChairCaroline OberheuMichiko Singh
TRUMPETSIsaac Pulford, Acting PrincipalPaul JeffreyBrian SykoraThe Patty Kirk Memorial Chair
TROMBONESSteven Dyer, PrincipalKeith Dyrda
BASS TROMBONEJulia McIntyre, Principal
TUBAChris Lee, Principal
TIMPANIMike Kemp, Principal
PERCUSSIONFrederick Liessens, Principal
HARPRichard Turner, PrincipalEndowed by W.H. & S.E. Loewen
ORCHESTRA PERSONNELMANAGERChris Lee
PRINCIPAL LIBRARIANRaymond Chrunyk
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
Laura MacDougall
* On Leave** One year contractPlease note: Non-titled (tutti) string players are listed alphabetically and are seated accordingly to a rotational system.
WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN ROSTER
HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lynne AxworthySheldon BowlesDee BuchwaldDr. Alice Cheatley, C.M. Irena Cohen James CohenJane EmslieAshleigh EverettJohn F. FraserSusan Glass, C.M.Kerry HawkinsRichard KroftThe Hon. Otto Lang, O.C.
Peter J. MacdonaldMarnie MarshallRuth MatasStuart Murray Art PearsonKevin ReganDr. Robert T. RossDr. Leon RubinLouise SoubryArni ThorsteinsonW. Terrence Wright, Q.C.Senator Rod Zimmer, C.M.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Ashleigh Banfield (DARIEN, CT)Senator Sharon Carstairs (OTTAWA)Charles S. Coffey, O.C. (TORONTO)Susan Curry (MONTREAL)Nicki Douglas (TORONTO)Janice M. Flemming (HALIFAX) Evelyn Friesen (WEST VANCOUVER)Carol Hill (REGINA)Michael Holy (MONTRÉAL)Senator Janis Johnson (OTTAWA)
Crystal Kolt (FLIN FLON)Dennice Leahey (PUGWASH)Donald A. Leitch (VICTORIA)Gerald Schwartz (TORONTO)Rod & Jeannie Senft (VANCOUVER)Jacqui Shumiatcher (REGINA)Mary Speer (WASHINGTON, D.C.)The Hon. Mira Spivak (WINNIPEG)Senator Terry Stratton (OTTAWA)Allan Waisman (VANCOUVER)
Medical services provided by Pan Am Clinic. Physiotherapy service provided by Centric Health Sports Therapy.Medical Department...................................Dr. Brian Lukie, M.D.,
Dr. Deborah Hill, MBCM FRCPC Physiotherapists............................................................................. Laurie Urban B.A., B.P.T. FCAMP, Diploma Sports Physiotherapy,
Kevin Dyck, B.M.B (PT), Sam Steinfeld, B.Sc., B.M.R. (PT)Massage Therapist.....................................Leanne Lawrie, R.M.T.Sports & Wellness Nutrition Consultant.......................................
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