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Gustav Mahler’s compositions, as well as his choreographies to sacred music. His latest creations for The Hamburg Ballet, Purgatorio and Liliom, premiered in 2011. Mr. Neumeier holds the Dance Magazine Award (1983), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and French Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honour. In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Nijinsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. He received the Herbert von Karajan Musikpreis in 2007 and the Deutscher Jubiläums Tanzpreis in 2008. In 2007, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Hamburg. Laura Cazzaniga Staging Laura Cazzaniga was born in Cassano d'Adda, Italy. She trained at Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo and The School of The Hamburg Ballet. She joined The Hamburg Ballet in 1988 and was promoted to Soloist in 1993 and to Principal Dancer in 1998. She became Ballet Mistress in 2008 and has staged John Neumeier’s ballets for companies around the world including Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler for the Paris Opera Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire for the Norwegian National Ballet and the Pittsburg Ballet Theatre, and Sylvia for Het National Ballet. Leslie McBeth Staging Leslie MacBeth was born in Oregon, US and trained at The School of American Ballet in New York. She danced with Sacramento Ballet and Ballet National de Marseille and was Page 12 national.ballet.ca a Principal Dancer with Milwaukee Ballet from 1974 to1980, Soloist with Stuttgart Ballet from 1980 to1985, Principal Dancer with Zurich Ballet from1985 to 1987, Guest Principal Dancer with Ballet Arizona from 1988 to 1991 and Principal Dancer with Ballet du Nord, France from 1991 to 1995. Ms. MacBeth was Ballet Mistress with Alberta Ballet from 1996 to 2003 and is currently Ballet Mistress with The Hamburg Ballet. In addition to staging works she has been a guest teacher at companies around the world including Singapore Dance Theatre, Universal Ballet of Korea, The Playhouse Dance Company in South Africa, Gothenburg Ballet in Sweden, Philippines Ballet Theatre, Ballet Aspen, Ballet British Columbia, Milwaukee Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Sonja Tinnes Staging Sonia Tinnes was born in Zurich, Switzerland and trained at The Royal Ballet School. She received the Benesh Prize for Dance Notation from the Benesh Institute of Choreology in London. She has been a Choreologist for The Hamburg Ballet since 1996 and has assisted John Neumeier in staging Romeo and Juliet for The Royal Danish Ballet, The Odyssey for The Finnish National Ballet, The Seagull for Deutsche Oper Berlin and Sylvia for Het Nationale Ballet among others. David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor One of the foremost ballet conductors at work today, David Briskin is renowned for the scope of his repertoire and the depth and beauty of his interpretations. Whether in the classical or contemporary idiom, from works steeped in tradition to cutting edge modern compositions, Mr. Briskin brings a sure hand and a sensitive understanding to the dramatic and choreographic life of the music he conducts. Before joining The National Ballet of Canada in 2006, Mr. Briskin served as conductor with American Ballet Theatre in New York City for seven years, directing performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, City Center and numerous ballet and opera houses around the world. In demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Briskin has worked most recently with such companies as New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Later this season, he will make his debut at Covent Garden in London conducting The Royal Ballet. He has appears with The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Houston Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and Alberta Ballet, among others. For three seasons, Mr. Briskin served as Music Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and was Conductor for The Juilliard School’s Dance Division from 1993 to 2005. In 2008, Mr. Briskin was appointed Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Mr. Briskin’s versatility has also seen him conduct symphony and opera
productions throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, with such orchestras as the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Indianapolis and Windsor Symphony Orchestras, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, and with such opera companies as Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera. In addition, he served for six years as Music Director of the Masterwork Chorus and Orchestra in New York. Mr. Briskin attended the prestigious Indiana University School of Music and received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Orchestral conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Master’s Degree from Queens College, City University of New York. Ormsby Wilkins Guest Conductor A native of Sydney, Australia, Ormsby Wilkins has been Music Director of American Ballet Theatre since 2005. After taking his music studies at the Conservatories of Sydney and Melbourne, Mr. Wilkins joined The Australian Ballet and became Resident Conductor in 1982. Moving to Europe in 1983, he was appointed Conductor with England’s Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet (now called the Birmingham Royal Ballet). With Sadler’s Wells, Mr. Wilkins toured North and South America, Eastern Europe, Israel and South East Asia. Mr. Wilkins continued his association with The Australian Ballet, having been invited to guest on many occasions for its extensive engagements. Other international engagements have included Teatro all Scala, Milan, the Rome Opera Ballet, the Ballet of Teatro San Carlo of Naples and the Royal Swedish Ballet. Mr. Wilkins has conducted many orchestras around the world, both in association with ballet and in concert. They include the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras of London, The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic and National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa. Prior to his appointment at American Ballet Theatre, Mr. Wilkins spent 16 years as Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada where he received much critical acclaim for his conducting of the National Ballet orchestra. During his tenure at the National Ballet, Mr. Wilkins traveled with the company to Israel, Asia and Europe. He has also worked with the one of the top brass bands in North America, the Hannaford Street Silver Band. Ernest Abugov Stage Manager Ernest (Ernie) Abugov has served as Stage Manager of The National Ballet of Canada since 1973, working with every Artistic Director in the company’s history from Celia Franca to Karen Kain. He has traveled with the company all over the world touring to Israel, Asia, Europe, Mexico and throughout North America. Mr. Abugov has worked with many of the world’s most renowned choreographers who have created original works for the National Ballet including Alexei Ratmansky, John Neumeier, William Forsythe and Glen Tetley. Mr. Abugov was born in Montréal, Québec. Before beginning his long association with the National Ballet, he worked with Les Feux Follets, The Charlottetown Festival, La Poudriere Theatre and The Studio Lab Theatre. He worked at Expo ’67 in Montréal, stage managing over 4000 puppet shows. Mr. Abugov also toured with Harry Belafonte. In what little spare time that he has, Mr. Abugov guestlectures to theatre students. Jeff Morris Stage Manager Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. After leaving Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990 – 1995). With Toronto Dance Theatre he toured extensively, stage managing the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater, New York City. He was Production Stage Manager for Dancers For Life (AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991 – 1997), Stage Manager for Theatre Passe- Muraille (Never Swim Alone, Metamorphosis of a Shadow) and for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. Mr. Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and has since stage-managed a wide range of the company’s unique classical and contemporary repertoire, including the world premieres Page 13
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Page 5 and 6: The World Outside Nijinsky Guests a
Page 7 and 8: Nijinsky’s Famous Roles The Golde
Page 9 and 10: Nijinsky in Rehearsal Photos by Bru
Page 11: Selected Biographies Karen Kain, C.
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