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Founders Gweneth Lloyd & Betty Farrally

Artistic Director Emeritus Arnold Spohr, C.C., O.M. Founding Director, School Recreational Division Jean Mackenzie

Founding Director, School Professional Division David Moroni, C.M., O.M., D.Litt, (h.c.)

Artistic Director & CEO André Lewis

Artists

Sophia Lee, Jo-Ann Sundermeier Dmitri Dovgoselets

Yayoi Ban, Chenxin Liu, Alanna McAdie Yosuke Mino, Josh Reynolds

Sarah Davey, Elizabeth Lamont, Saeka Shirai Liam Caines, Yue Shi, Ryan Vetter

Katie Bonnell, Jaimi Deleau, Erika Delponte Stephan Azulay, Tyler Carver, Peter Lancksweerdt, Liam Saito

Erin Atkinson, Katie Simpson Kolbie Edwards, Peter-Nicholas Taylor

Associate Artistic Director Tara Birtwhistle

Director, School Arlene Minkhorst

Senior Ballet Master Johnny W. Chang

Ballet Masters Caroline Gruber, Vanessa Lawson, Jaime Vargas

Principal, Recreational Division Nicole Kepp

Principal, Professional Division Suzanne André

Director, Aspirant Program Stéphane Léonard

Director, Teacher Training Program Johanne Gingras

Stage Manager Candace Maxwell

ISSUE NO. 209 | ISSN: 1495-9291

Cover: RWB Company at Ballet in the Park 2017, Photo by Daniel Crump Design: Bryce Creasy | Editor: Barbara Axworthy

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A Pass the Slipper Collection will take place during intermission.

Please support the artists of tomorrow by giving generously today!

To donate online visit rwb.org/donate For more information contact Development at:

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Company Dancers Liam Saito and Liam Caines, Photo by Bonnie Holmes

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Ballet in the Park Credits & Casting

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company Presents:

The Wizard of Oz Excerpts

CHOREOGRAPHY Septime Webre MUSIC Matthew Pierce

COSTUME DESIGN Liz Vandal SCENIC DESIGN Michael Raiford LIGHTING DESIGN Trad A. Burns PUPPET DESIGN Nicholas Mahon LENGTH 5 minutes

Story lines and visual elements from the classic motion picture provided by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

OFFICER AND A BALLERINA Yayoi Ban Josh Reynolds

CIGARETTE GIRLS AND BELLHOPS

Ryan Vetter Yue Shi Alanna McAdie Chenxin Liu

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Recreational Division Presents:

Royalty OG

CHOREOGRAPHY Eugene Baffoe MUSIC How U Do That, B.O.B LENGTH 4 minutes

Danika Burdeniuk, Aliyah Cole, Capri Derenchuk-Ganaden, Bryn Dubberley, Megan Gareau, Delaney Giesbrecht, Carlos Gonzales, Sadie Paquette, Maia Saunders, Lynea Turner, Tayman Turner

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division Presents:

Romeo & Juliet Excerpts

CHOREOGRAPHY Rudi van Dantzig MUSIC Sergey Prokofiev COSTUMES Toer van Schayk LENGTH 8 minutes

Tybalt’s Dance

TYBALT Bryce Taylor COMPANIONS Zhenxi Geng, Takaya Kako, Joshua Phillips, Liam Reid

Young Girls at the Ball

JULIET Hannah Smith

Amber Gibson, Henriette Hartl, Miranda Lazarenko, Bridget Lee, Ana Mekvabishvili, Megan Sangster, Brooke Thomas

Mandolin Dance

Jenna Burns, Letizia Dotto, Clare Fleming, Takaaki Maki, Ethan Ribeiro, Sarah Snider

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company Presents:

Clown Behind the Stage

CHOREOGRAPHER Aiming Cui MUSIC Yingao Cao LENGTH 4 minutes

Yue Shi

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Ballet in the Park Credits & Casting

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company Presents:

Carmina Burana

CHOREOGRAPHY Mauricio Wainrot MUSIC Carl Orff

COSTUME & SET DESIGN Carlos Gallardo LIGHTING DESIGN David Morrison LENGTH 57 minutes

Carl Orff CARMINA BURANA Used by arrangement with European American Distributors Company, sole Canadian and U.S. agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz, Germany, publisher and copyright owner.

Fortuna I

Sophia Lee Dmitri Dovgoselets

Chenxin Liu Yue Shi

Katie Bonnell, Sarah Davey, Yayoi Ban Liam Caines, Stephan Azulay, Josh Reynolds

Alanna McAdie Yosuke Mino

Saeka Shirai, Katie Simpson, Jami Deleau, Erin Atkinson Liam Saito, Ryan Vetter, Tyler Carver, Peter Lancksweerdt

Primo Vere (Spring)

Katie Bonnell, Sarah Davey, Yayoi Ban Liam Caines, Stephan Azulay, Josh Reynolds

Alanna McAdie Yosuke Mino

Saeka Shirai, Erika Delponte, Jami Deleau, Erin Atkinson Liam Saito, Ryan Vetter, Peter-Nicholas Taylor, Peter Lancksweerdt

In Taberna

Sophia Lee Dmitri Dovgoselets

Peter Lancksweerdt, Stephan Azulay, Liam Caines

Alanna McAdie Yosuke Mino

Saeka Shirai, Erika Delponte, Jami Deleau, Erin Atkinson Liam Saito, Ryan Vetter, Tyler Carver, Peter Lancksweerdt

Katie Bonnell, Sarah Davey Liam Caines, Stephan Azulay

Cour D’amours

Chenxin Liu Yue Shi

Yayoi Ban (25, 27) / Sarah Davey (26) Josh Reynolds, Liam Caines

Saeka Shirai, Katie Simpson, Jami Deleau, Erin Atkinson

Liam Saito, Ryan Vetter, Tyler Carver, Peter Lancksweerdt

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The Company

CASTING AS OF JULY 19, 2018 | SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ALL AGES, ALL DISCIPLINES CREATIVE MOVEMENT / BALLET /

POINTE / JAZZ / LYRICAL / TAP / MUSICAL THEATRE / HIP HOP / MODERN

IT’S NOT TOO LATE, REGISTER TODAY! rwb.org /register Classes begin SEPT 9 / 2018 Registration closes OCT 1 / 2018

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $155 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.

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor

Thank you to our Funders

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RARE EXQUISITE WORLDLY

GRANT PARK LIQUOR MART1120 GRANT AVENUE

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