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60th Anniversary <strong>Concert</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong> <strong>Debut</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
Koerner Hall<br />
Hosted by Colm Feore<br />
April 3, 2012 <strong>at</strong> 8:00 pm<br />
March 13, 2012… Karen Kain, Artistic Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, today<br />
announced details <strong>of</strong> the 60th Anniversary <strong>Concert</strong> by <strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> Koerner Hall on April 3, 2012. Part <strong>of</strong> the company’s 60th anniversary season, the concert<br />
marks the <strong>Orchestra</strong>’s debut <strong>at</strong> Koerner Hall. Led by Music Director and Principal Conductor<br />
David Briskin and hosted by renowned actor Colm Feore, the <strong>Orchestra</strong> will perform works<br />
from the company’s 60-year history with a visual present<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> archival images.<br />
<strong>The</strong> concert includes Alexander Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, first performed in 1951 <strong>at</strong> the<br />
company’s inaugural performance, excerpts from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s iconic masterpiece<br />
Swan Lake and Joby Talbot’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.<br />
Programme<br />
Waltz from <strong>The</strong> Sleeping Beauty, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1972<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Polovtsian Dances, Alexander Borodin<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1951<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Russian Dance from Swan Lake, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1955<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
New production by Erik Bruhn: 1967<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Revival <strong>of</strong> Erik Bruhn’s production: 1979<br />
Artistic Director: Alexander Grant, Music Director: George Crum<br />
New production by James Kudelka: 1999<br />
Artistic Director: James Kudelka, Music Director: Ormsby Wilkins<br />
Dance <strong>of</strong> the Knights from Romeo and Juliet, Sergei Prok<strong>of</strong>iev<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1964<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Revived for 25th Anniversary, rebuilt following a fire: 1976<br />
Artistic Director: Alexandra Grant, Music Director: George Crum<br />
New production by Alexei R<strong>at</strong>mansky: 2011<br />
Artistic Director: Karen Kain, Music Director: David Briskin<br />
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Act III Pas de Deux from Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Kurt-Heinz Stolze<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1984<br />
Artistic Director: Erik Bruhn, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Intermission<br />
Newly designed production by Santo Loquasto: 2010<br />
Artistic Director: Karen Kain, Music Director: David Briskin<br />
Opening Act III from Don Quixote, Ludwig Minkus/Jack Lanchbery<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1982<br />
Artistic Director: Alexander Grant, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Newly designed production by Desmond Heeley: 1985<br />
Artistic Director: Erik Bruhn, Music Director: Ermanno Florio<br />
Prelude and Waltz from Coppélia, Leo Delibes<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1952<br />
Artistic Director: Celia Franca, Music Director: George Crum<br />
New production by Erik Bruhn: 1975<br />
Artistic Director: David Haber, Music Director: George Crum<br />
Gymnopedie No. 1 from Monotones II, Erik S<strong>at</strong>ie<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 1977<br />
Artistic Director: Alexander Grant, Music Director: George Crum<br />
In memory <strong>of</strong> Alexander Grant<br />
Suite Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Joby Talbot<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 2011<br />
Artistic Director: Karen Kain, Music Director: David Briskin<br />
Berceuse and Finale from <strong>The</strong> Firebird, Igor Stravinsky<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 2000<br />
Artistic Director: James Kudelka, Music Director: Ormsby Wilkins<br />
Mambo from West Side Story Suite, Leonard Bernstein<br />
<strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> premiere: 2007<br />
Artistic Director: Karen Kain, Music Director: David Briskin<br />
Subject to change.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2011/12 Season is presented by CTV and <strong>The</strong> Globe and Mail.<br />
Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing 60 Years <strong>of</strong> Partnership with <strong>The</strong> Volunteer Committee, <strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Canada</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong> is generously supported by Mary and Graham<br />
Hallward.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> gr<strong>at</strong>efully acknowledges the ongoing support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Canada</strong><br />
Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City <strong>of</strong> Toronto through the Economic<br />
Development & Culture Department; the Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> through the Honourable James
Moore, Minister, the Department <strong>of</strong> Canadian Heritage; the Government <strong>of</strong> Ontario; the Ontario<br />
Arts Found<strong>at</strong>ion; the Ontario Trillium Found<strong>at</strong>ion; and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please contact:<br />
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C<strong>at</strong>herine Chang Christina McGr<strong>at</strong>h<br />
Senior Public Rel<strong>at</strong>ions Manager Publicity Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />
416 345 9686 x302 416 345 9686 x332<br />
cchang@n<strong>at</strong>ional.ballet.ca cmcgr<strong>at</strong>h@n<strong>at</strong>ional.ballet.ca<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ional.ballet.ca n<strong>at</strong>ional.ballet.ca
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