October 22 – 31 2015

Education and Outreach
Royal Opera House of Versailles (2012). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
For 30 years, Opera Atelier has demonstrated its
commitment to artist and youth training, which has
grown to include all aspects of performance.
The School of Atelier Ballet (SAB) offers classes
led by professional dancers in a caring, creative
atmosphere year-round, six days a week.
Instruction in ballet, modern dance and historical
dance is affordable and enjoyable for both
aspiring professionals and recreational dancers.
SAB also provides an intensive summer program
in which students study various forms of dance.
Students from the SAB also participate in various
outreach performances throughout the year
across the city of Toronto through the Dance
Through Time program, which traces the history
of dance from the Renaissance right through to
the Romantic era (15 th to 19 th centuries), and provides
educational and entertaining commentary
that puts each dance in a historical context.
Opera Atelier’s Making of an Opera (MOAO)
has influenced hundreds of teachers and thousands
of students across the GTA over the last
15 years. Designed for high school students,
workshops and demonstrations include historical
perspectives, set and costume design, wigs
and makeup, careers in the arts, music, dance
and stage fighting. This informative and handson
learning experience culminates in attendance
at a dress rehearsal performance.
Opera Atelier is pleased to announce the launch of
the Period Performance Lab artist training program.
Opera Atelier’s Period Performance Lab will take
place twice a year for all singers and dancers
involved in Opera Atelier productions. Thanks
to the ongoing support from the Hal Jackman
Foundation, Opera Atelier’s Period Performance
Lab will allow us to continue to train Canadian
artists in repertoire and techniques they would
never otherwise encounter, and our singers and
dancers will be challenged to broaden their technique
in new ways.
Future sessions will be open to a select number of
young opera and ballet professionals, who will be
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School of Atelier Ballet.
Photo by Claire Lucht 2014.
OA’s numerous outreach performances and
workshops give opera-lovers of all ages the
opportunity to hear, learn about, and discuss all
aspects of the production with guest soloists and
members of the Opera Atelier creative team.
Each evening during our productions, we also
offer interesting and informative pre-performance
chats. Pre-performance chats are held
45 minutes before each performance on the
lower level at the Elgin Lounge, where speakers
will discuss the production and answer audience
questions.
For more information on our education and outreach
programs please visit operaatelier.com.
Period Performance
Lab Sponsor:
invited to attend and audit sessions with our main
stage cast and to work first-hand with Opera
Atelier’s artistic team. Each Opera Atelier Period
Performance Lab will conclude with an open
rehearsal offered to the public* free-of-charge.
There is no other opera or ballet company in
Canada that provides such in-depth preparation
for virtually every piece of repertoire. Opera
Atelier’s Period Performance Lab will ensure the
continuation of this invaluable training opportunity
for Canadian singers and dancers.
*limited seating, first come first serve only.
With sincere gratitude,
we salute
Jerry & Joan Lozinski
for supporting Marshall Pynkoski
as Co-Artistic Director.
Marshall is actively involved in arts education programs here and within
the community, and the Lozinskis are proud to support his work.
Opera Atelier would also like to acknowledge Jerry & Joan’s
four-year commitment to the company. Their pledge will help solidify
a bright and exciting future for Opera Atelier.
THANK YOU!