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Coppélia<br />
A Comedy with Love<br />
September 16, 2018<br />
Hamilton Family Theatre <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
National Presenting Partner
Welcome Message from the Artistic Director<br />
I am pleased to welcome you to tonight’s performance<br />
of Coppélia: A Comedy with Love, which is part of our 31st<br />
season tour.<br />
Coppélia is unique; it is the only major classical ballet to<br />
have survived as a comedy. This is because, I believe, it<br />
also holds great dramatic potential. Drawing from the<br />
Pygmalion tale, Dr. Coppélius always struck me as an<br />
ambivalent and misunderstood figure living in a world<br />
shaped by his own creativity, but at some distance from<br />
his fellow men. His obsession with literally creating a<br />
perfect creature of his own making may be doomed<br />
to failure but it doesn’t stop him from baring his soul<br />
and forever altering the object of his love...this is a love<br />
comedy so sit back relax and have fun.<br />
About Canada’s Ballet Jörgen<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is a classical ballet company that aims to make ballet<br />
accessible and relevant to 21st century audiences.<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen delivers programming in all 10 of Canada’s provinces as well<br />
as into the United States. Every year the Company tours from coast to coast travelling<br />
over 50,000 km to reach underserved communities. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen enriches<br />
our lives by bringing professional ballet to communities — large and small, urban<br />
and rural. Known for the warmth and beauty of its productions, CBJ reaches every<br />
province, delivering more than 1,500 performances, ballet classes and community<br />
engagement events involving over 60,000 participants annually.<br />
Coppélia: A Comedy with Love is an international co-production with The Hong<br />
Kong Ballet. Today’s performances have been made possible with the support of<br />
the Ontario Arts Council’s Touring Program and our National Presenting Partner<br />
BMO Financial Group.<br />
Thank you for coming & enjoy the show!<br />
Warmest regards,<br />
Bengt Jörgen<br />
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Cover from left to right: Daniel Da Silva as Nathanael, Hannah Mae Cruddas as Coppélia and Hiroto Saito as<br />
Dr. Coppélius. Photo by Kamal Daid.<br />
Photos by Kamal Daid<br />
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Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Artistic Staff<br />
Artistic Director & CEO Bengt Jörgen<br />
Company Dancers Junior Gaspar Caballero˘, Kenny Chung˘, Hannah Mae Cruddas˘,<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Jordan Faye, Akari Fujiwara˘, Elizabeth Gagnon, Adrián Ramírez Juárez˘,<br />
Annelie Liliemark, Heather Lumsden-Ruegg ~˘, Momoka Matsui˘, Leandro Prado,<br />
Ayva Rossouw-Holland ~˘, Hiroto Saito, Márcio Teixeira°<br />
Ballet Master Hiroto Saito<br />
Principal Ballet Coach Svea Eklof<br />
Stage Direction Heinar Pillar<br />
Artistic Working Group Daniel Da Silva, Annelie Liliemark, Hiroto Saito<br />
Footwear Assistant Ayva Rossouw-Holland<br />
Mentorship Students Jade Chaplin ~ , Adam Davidson ~ , Sierra Goldak ~ , Rachel Schilberg ~<br />
° RBC Foundation Apprentice Dancer<br />
˘ Past RBC Foundation Apprentice Dancer<br />
~ George Brown Dance Graduate<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Staff<br />
General Manager Stephen Word<br />
Director of Touring Cameron Smillie<br />
Education Manager Clea Iveson<br />
Production Manager Cindy Smith<br />
Business Services Aleksandra Maslennikova<br />
Program Manager, George Brown Dance Derek Sangster<br />
Dance Program Coordinator Kia Kotsanis<br />
Education Coordinators Victoria Campbell Windle & Elise Tigges<br />
Marketing Services Dana Ginsberg<br />
Bookkeeper Irene Lockrey<br />
Stage Manager Sarah Samborsky<br />
Technical Director Jason Schneider<br />
Lighting Director Cosette Pim<br />
Wardrobe Supervisor Chelsea Conn<br />
Hamilton & Kitchener Coordinator Allyson Wenzowski<br />
Ottawa Coordinator Kita Szpak<br />
Saskatoon Coordinator Jim Hodges<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Chair Mara L. Nickerson<br />
Vice-Chair Rob D. Brouwer<br />
Past Chair David Aylward<br />
Chair, Finance & Audit Committee Heather Baker<br />
Directors Salvatore Badali, George Bothwell, Jane Cooke-Lauder, Luigi Ferrara,<br />
Kevin Goldthorp, Daisy Heungˆ (Director in training), Kathy O’Brian, Alexandra Panousis,<br />
Elaine M. Todres, Helene Vukovich<br />
Special Advisor to the Artistic Director & CEO Alden Hadwen<br />
Atlantic Advisory Board Janice Flemming, Leila Kovacevic, Eddy Ng, candice prior<br />
Honorary Trustees Steven Carter, Richard W. Dodds, William B. Harris, Buchanan Henderson,<br />
Corey Keeble<br />
Co-Founders Bengt Jörgen & Susan Bodie<br />
ˆ Girls On Boards, G(irls)20 Programs<br />
Synopsis<br />
Prologue<br />
Dr. Coppélius holds a covered box, which he explores as we see the set open up and<br />
the characters move behind him. When Dr. Coppélius steps into the “stage space,”<br />
characters freeze. With light he unfreezes the characters, organizing his toy set.<br />
ACT I (Outside)<br />
Nathanael and Klara, the betrothed couple, dance their first pas de deux. Later, alone in<br />
the square Nathanael discovers Coppélia for the first time. She is clearly different from<br />
any girl he’s ever seen. Klara enters and innocently teases him. The dolls performing a<br />
Mazurka interrupt them. In full view Coppélia interrupts the festivities. Nathanael tries<br />
to convince his friends that he already met her. Klara catches Nathanael blowing a kiss<br />
to Coppélia. Filled with foreboding, Klara tries to re-engage Nathanael but he’s lost in<br />
thought over what has been stirred inside him. Klara, clearly frustrated and angry,<br />
eventually manages to snap Nathanael out of his trance-like state. Ridiculed by Klara,<br />
he denies any real interest in Coppélia. Appeased, Klara returns to her merry state<br />
and the two dance together with their friends. Nathanael is confronted by an alluring<br />
Harlot doll, who draws him and the others into an exuberant Czardas, exposing<br />
Nathanael’s new fickleness to an infuriated Klara. Nathanael, left to his own thoughts,<br />
recognizes that he is looking for something more than he has. Klara, doubly humiliated,<br />
watches from a distance. Recognizing that Nathaniel is smitten with Coppélia,<br />
Dr. Coppélius creates a devious plan. To complete his work and make his perfect doll<br />
real, he needs to use this boy. Nathanael is the perfect victim. When Klara sees<br />
Dr. Coppélius leaving, she sneaks into his house ahead of them to confront her rival.<br />
– PAUSE –<br />
ACT II (In Dr. Coppélius’ House)<br />
Klara enters Dr. Coppélius’ house and explores this strange place inhabited with peculiar<br />
creatures. Klara introduces herself to Coppélia and tries to engage her in conversation.<br />
She grabs Coppélia’s mirror, which she finds to be hollow! In playing with the mirror she<br />
realizes that she is able to activate these characters and marvels at their action. Suddenly<br />
she hears a door slam. Klara scrambles to put all back in place and find a hiding place<br />
for herself. Dr. Coppélius enters with an apprehensive Nathanael. Although he has been<br />
promised a close look at Coppélia, all the creatures and the appearance of Dr. Coppélius’<br />
house unsettle him. To prevent Nathanael from escaping, Dr. Coppélius invites him<br />
sit down for a “special” drink. He casts a hypnotic spell and Nathanael collapses.<br />
Dr. Coppélius now brings out Coppélia (although she is really Klara in disguise). Using<br />
the mirror, he gathers Nathanaels’ life qualities and casts them onto his beloved<br />
creation — Coppélia. Dr. Coppélius gathers the doll in his arms and hopes for signs of<br />
life. Failing to detect any change in her body he breaks down. Suddenly the doll comes<br />
to life, and Dr. Coppélius is convinced that his plan has succeeded. He declares his<br />
own passion for the doll. Klara, for the first time touched by true love, is transformed.<br />
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Confused by these feelings, Klara stumbles backward into the hypnotized Nathanael<br />
awakening him. Nathanael seeing who he thinks to be Coppélia, now also professes<br />
his love for the doll. Incensed, Klara now realizes that all this love is not for her, but<br />
for the image of Coppélia. She unmasks herself, and rejecting both Dr. Coppélius and<br />
Nathanael flees from the house. Dr. Coppélius is devastated by the turn of events and<br />
collapses cradling his lifeless Coppélia in his arms.<br />
Cast (order of appearance)<br />
DR. COPPÉLIUS<br />
KLARA<br />
NATHANAEL<br />
COPPÉLIA<br />
MAZURKA<br />
*TOWNSPEOPLE<br />
SEXTET<br />
CZARDAS LEAD<br />
CZARDAS<br />
ONE ARM BANDIT<br />
TWEEDY BIRD<br />
SPANISH<br />
ELECTRIC GUITAR<br />
GREEN MONSTER<br />
MEN’S TRIO<br />
Hiroto Saito<br />
Annelie Liliemark<br />
Daniel Da Silva<br />
Momoka Matsui<br />
Junior Gaspar Caballero, Kenny Chung,<br />
Hannah Mae Cruddas, Jordan Faye, Akari Fujiwara,<br />
Elizabeth Gagnon, Yeongju Jeong,<br />
Adrián Ramírez Juárez, Heather Lumsden-Ruegg,<br />
Leandro Prado, Ayva Rossouw-Holland, Márcio Teixeira<br />
Gillian Blair, Hailey Crawford, Christopher Hicks,<br />
Rebecca Reeve, Emily Weaver<br />
Junior Gaspar Caballero, Akari Fujiwara<br />
Adrián Ramírez Juárez, Heather Lumsden-Ruegg,<br />
Leandro Prado, Ayva Rossouw-Holland<br />
Hannah Mae Cruddas<br />
Elizabeth Gagnon, Yeongju Jeong, Leandro Prado,<br />
Adrián Ramírez Juárez<br />
Márcio Teixeira<br />
Jade Chaplin<br />
Rachel Schilberg<br />
Adam Davidson<br />
Sierra Goldak<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Adrián Ramírez Juárez, Márcio Teixeira<br />
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– INTERMISSION –<br />
ACT Ill (Outside)<br />
Nathanael asks Klara for her forgiveness but she ignores him. Nathanael pleads with<br />
Klara and declares to her what a fool he has been and that it is her he loves, but to no<br />
avail. Dr. Coppélius enters and begging Klara’s forgiveness declares his love for her.<br />
She has opened his eyes to the meaning of life. She is momentarily swept up in<br />
Dr. Coppélius’ warmth. All three struggle with their thoughts and desires. Understanding<br />
that his role is that of a father, Dr. Coppélius, urges the betrothed to make up. But Klara<br />
is no longer a mindless doll. She is a woman with a beating heart. Nathanael remains<br />
a doll with no heart. Dr. Coppélius now comprehends that he can pass the love he feels<br />
for Coppélia to Nathanael, and to others. With a beating heart, Nathanael promises<br />
Klara his eternal love. They join together in pledging their vows. The ballet concludes<br />
with all but one, Dr. Coppélius, merrily packed away.<br />
Daniel Da Silva as Nathanael & Saniya Abilmajineva as Klara. Photo by Kamal Daid.<br />
LOCAL YOUTH CAST IS COURTESY OF Contemporary School of Dance<br />
Dynamic dance force. Ont<br />
Element Dance Arts<br />
Stage Presence School of Dance<br />
The Guelph Academy of Dance<br />
LOCAL REHEARSAL SPACE PROVIDED BY The Hamilton Family Theatre <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
* Local Participant Role<br />
Casting subject to change<br />
Coppélia: A Comedy with Love Production Credits<br />
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY Bengt Jörgen<br />
COMPOSER Léo Delibes<br />
COSTUME DESIGN Gary Dahms<br />
SET & ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN Glenn Davidson<br />
STAGE DIRECTION Heinar Piller<br />
ADDITIONAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Donald Dawson<br />
CREATIVE ASSISTANT Clea Iveson<br />
SPECIAL THANKS: Heather Finn, Registered Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor, Speed River<br />
Physiotherapy, Guelph, ON<br />
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