Don Quixote
Choreography: Lindsay Fischer and Evelina Karasnova, After Nicholas Beriozoff, Marius Petipa
and Alexander Gorsky
Meditations from Thaïs
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
La Fille mal gardée
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Nijinsky
Choreography, Sets*, Costumes* and Lighting Concept: John Neumeier
*Based partly on original sketches by Léon Bakst and Alexandre Benois
The Merry Widow
Choreography: Ronald Hynd
Musings
Choreography: James Kudelka
The Winter's Tale
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Onegin
Based on the Novel by Alexander Pushkin
Choreography: John Cranko
Anna Karenina
A Ballet by John Neumeier Inspired by Leo Tolstoy
Choreography, Sets, Costumes and Lighting Concept: John Neumeier
…black night’s bright day…
Choreography: James Kudelka
The Nutcracker
Choreography and Libretto: James Kudelka
Giselle
Choreography: Sir Peter Wright after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Pepita
Passion
Choreography: James Kudelka
Rooster
Choreography: Christopher Bruce
Por ti
Choreography: Luis Martin Oya
Featuring
Svetlana Lunkina
Piotr Stanczyk
Former Principal Dancer Sonia Rodriguez
Artists of the Ballet
Thank You
iA Financial Group presents The Nutcracker.
Don Quixote is a gift from The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada.
Lead philanthropic support for Nijinsky is provided by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle.
The Merry Widow entered the repertoire through the generosity of The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada, joined by the Rotary Club of Toronto.
Musings was funded in part by Walter Carsen, O.C.
Lead philanthropic support for The Winter’s Tale is provided by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Richard M. Ivey, C.C., an anonymous friend of the National Ballet and The Producers’ Circle.
Onegin is generously supported by an anonymous friend of the National Ballet.
Lead philanthropic support for Anna Karenina is generously provided by The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund, Richard M. Ivey, C.C., Rosamond Ivey, Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. and David Glenn Fountain, C.M. and Tim & Frances Price, with additional support from The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada, The Producers’ Circle and Warren Sorensen in memory of Gregory Williams.
The Producers' Circle (2019): Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin & Roger Garland, Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C., The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., K.C. and Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.
The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production underwriters Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lawrence and Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet.
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges its collaboration with Canada's National Ballet School in the production of The Nutcracker.
Giselle was produced as a memorial to the late William P. Walker and was made possible through the courtesy of many generous friends of the National Ballet.
Passion is generously supported by The Gail Hutchison Fund.
Pur ti Miro is a gift from The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada.
Videography: Paul McNulty, Monica Guddat
Editing: Paul McNulty