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<strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>14</strong>, 2018 – Weyburn, SK<br />
The Cugent Centre<br />
National Presenting Partner
Welcome Message from the Artistic Director<br />
George Brown Dance<br />
2018-19<br />
AUDITIONS<br />
Diploma & Certificate<br />
Summer Dance<br />
Junior Company<br />
CANADA<br />
Sept 30 London<br />
Oct 28 Halifax<br />
31 St. John’s<br />
<strong>Nov</strong> 19 Saskatoon<br />
Dec 01 North Bay<br />
11 Ottawa<br />
Jan 13 Kingston<br />
Feb 01 Nelson<br />
06 Victoria<br />
17 Vancouver<br />
19 Vernon<br />
23 Medicine Hat<br />
Mar<br />
Apr<br />
01 Edmonton<br />
11 Calgary<br />
15 Fort McMurray<br />
18 Regina<br />
20 Brandon<br />
25 Saskatoon<br />
08 Halifax<br />
16 Fredericton<br />
22 Montréal<br />
TORONTO<br />
Jan 27<br />
Feb 24<br />
Mar 17<br />
Apr <strong>14</strong><br />
May 26<br />
July 11<br />
U.S.A.<br />
Mar 06 Sheridan, WY<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
Contact us for information.<br />
Welcome to our performance of The Nutcracker:<br />
A Canadian Tradition!<br />
Every year Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is privileged to be<br />
able to bring people together and help build stronger<br />
communities through dance as we share this and other<br />
ballets with over fifty thousand Canadians from coast<br />
to coast. The Nutcracker is a wonderful holiday tradition<br />
for so many Canadians and is often a child’s first<br />
experience with ballet. For this reason, we are so pleased<br />
to incorporate dance students into this production as so<br />
many professional dancers start their careers as young<br />
performers in The Nutcracker!<br />
A few years ago I thought about creating a Canadian-inspired Nutcracker, one<br />
that would connect this wonderful ballet to our own heritage. I am particularly<br />
delighted to have created a ballet connected to one of my own favourite<br />
pastimes — canoeing in Ontario’s Algonquin Park. Sue LePage, our Set & Costume<br />
Designer, and Heinar Piller, Stage Director, have contributed largely to the creation<br />
of this unique re-imagining. Thank you also to Clea Iveson for suggesting the use<br />
of Group of Seven paintings as a backdrop for our stunning and dramatic Canadian<br />
landscapes, and to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection for their help in making<br />
this uniquely Canadian production possible.<br />
I am also indebted to the loyal supporters of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen who have<br />
demonstrated extraordinary financial support for this ballet, including the late<br />
Ann & Lyman Henderson. This performance is made possible with the generous<br />
touring support of the Ontario Arts Council.<br />
Thank you for making The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition part of your<br />
holiday season.<br />
Unparalleled Dance Training<br />
Urban & Commercial | Classical | Contemporary<br />
George Brown Dance; a partnership between<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen and George Brown College.<br />
To Register: canadasballetjorgen.ca/education/auditions<br />
Thank you for coming and I hope you enjoy the show.<br />
Warmest regards,<br />
Bengt Jörgen<br />
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Cover photo by Kamal Daid.<br />
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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 <strong>program</strong>ming 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 />
Unparalleled Dance Training<br />
George Brown Dance is a partnership between<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen and George Brown<br />
College. Our <strong>program</strong>s offer exceptional<br />
professional technical training in the heart<br />
of downtown Toronto. With over fifty percent of dance contracts in Ontario, Toronto<br />
offers extraordinary opportunities to aspiring performers. Students can Earn their<br />
College Diploma or Certificate Specializing in: Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance<br />
and Urban/Commercial Dance.<br />
The unique leadership of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s expert instructors produces<br />
dancers with the skills, confidence and connections necessary for employment in<br />
this wide range of dance performance settings.<br />
To learn more visit: canadasballetjorgen.ca and georgebrowndance.ca.<br />
Photos by Kamal Daid<br />
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˘, Joshua Phillips**<br />
Leandro Prado, 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 />
* Appears courtesy of the Coastal City Ballet Program at Pacific DanceArts Inc.<br />
**Courtesy of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet/Gracieuseté du Royal Winnipeg Ballet<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 />
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Synopsis<br />
Act I<br />
It is Christmas Eve 1912, in the small village of Bisset, Ontario, north of Algonquin Park.<br />
The community is preparing for a holiday celebration and rare respite from every-day<br />
hard labor. People are gathering, a Christmas tree is cut and everyone heads to the<br />
school house for the festivities. Klara, a young girl recently orphaned and sent to Canada<br />
to join her older sister, arrives.<br />
With the party already in full swing, Klara is warmly welcomed by everyone except by<br />
the daughter of the one well-to-do couple in the community, with whom Klara’s sister<br />
is employed as a maid. The celebrations are interrupted by the arrival of a painter who<br />
brings handmade toys for the kids and a painting for his sweetheart, the local school<br />
teacher. Klara is left without a wooden toy, since she is an unexpected arrival but then<br />
she brings out the one heirloom from her home, a beautifully decorated Nutcracker.<br />
This immediately makes her the centre of attention. Jealous, the rich girl grabs the<br />
Nutcracker and in a fit of anger throws it into the wood stove. An inconsolable Klara<br />
stomps off, hides behind a school desk and falls asleep. As the Party comes to an end<br />
and everyone is leaving, Klara’s sister is growing worried. When she cannot find her<br />
sister she rushes out together with the painter and the teacher to look for Klara.<br />
–INTERMISSION–<br />
Act II<br />
Klara wakes to find all the snow gone and the forest in full summer bloom. Amazed, she<br />
wakes the Nutcracker. The ice has turned to water with beavers, frogs and squirrels<br />
guiding Klara and the Nutcracker ever deeper into the forest until they come face to<br />
face with Lady and Lord Birch. Klara and the Nutcracker, explaining that they are lost,<br />
are welcomed to stay to meet some of the animals and flowers of the woods. Raccoons,<br />
loons, dragonflies, bears, flowers, a giant spruce tree and the small animals living under<br />
its branches, entertain the two guests of the forest. Finally Lord and Lady Birch sway<br />
their majestic crowns in a twirling pas de deux. Klara is exhilarated by the warm welcome<br />
and applauds them all. Bidding farewell, Klara and the Nutcracker fall asleep as they are<br />
escorted out of the forest by two bears.<br />
When Klara wakes up she finds the school house deserted and growing cold. She is all<br />
alone! She notices the beautiful coat of the painter. As she puts it on, her world starts<br />
to change. Creatures of the wood are intruding; giant sized toys come alive and from<br />
the stove pops a life size Nutcracker. She is no longer alone. She has a friend! Together<br />
they have to face the attacks of King Bat and his cunning compatriots. A wild battle<br />
ensues, ebbing back and forth. Bowling pin Mounties join the fray, but it is Klara and<br />
the Nutcracker who save the day and defeat King Bat. As the walls of the school house<br />
fade away, Klara and the Nutcracker enter the beautiful snow covered forest on a sleigh<br />
drawn by white tailed deer. Out of the snow beautiful snowflakes appear, mesmerizing<br />
and blowing Klara and the Nutcracker deep into the forest. As the snow starts to fall,<br />
Klara and the Nutcracker are lost. Tired they fall asleep in the snow.<br />
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When Klara wakes, she is alone, back in the school house. It was all just a dream! She<br />
runs to the window, but sees no one, as she disappointedly turns back she notices her<br />
old wooden Nutcracker on the school desk and remembers her dream — she is not<br />
alone — her new world is full of beauty — places, people and creatures to meet!<br />
Photos, opposite page by Cynthia Smith, Don Mills Camera Club. This page: Adrián Ramírez Juárez & Taylor Gill as the loons.<br />
Photo by Kamal Daid.<br />
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The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition Cast<br />
In order of appearance<br />
ACT I<br />
WELL-TO-DO FAMILY<br />
DAUGHTER<br />
FATHER<br />
MOTHER<br />
MAID<br />
FARMING FAMILY<br />
SON<br />
MOTHER<br />
FATHER<br />
DAUGHTERS<br />
LUMBER JACKS<br />
WOOD CHOPPING GIRL<br />
YOUNG WOMAN<br />
YOUNG GIRL<br />
GRANDMA<br />
GRANDPA<br />
IMMIGRATION AID<br />
KLARA<br />
SCHOOL TEACHER<br />
PAINTER<br />
SOCK BUNNY<br />
Ayva Rossouw-Holland<br />
Leandro Prado<br />
Sierra Goldak<br />
Annelie Liliemark<br />
Brett Stadnyk<br />
Momoka Matsui<br />
Adam Davidson<br />
Meghan Lehmann, Katherine Russel<br />
Junior Gaspar Caballero, Adrián Ramírez Juárez<br />
Samantha Dauphin<br />
Akari Fujiwara<br />
Madisson Kitching<br />
Heather Lumsden-Ruegg<br />
Hiroto Saito<br />
Sierra Goldak<br />
Kiri Wilkie<br />
Hannah Mae Cruddas<br />
Daniel Da Silva<br />
Katherine Russel<br />
SNOW QUEEN & CAVALIER<br />
SNOWFLAKES<br />
ACT II<br />
*BEAVERS<br />
*FROGS<br />
*SQUIRRELS<br />
*BEAR CUB<br />
LORD & LADY BIRCH<br />
RACCOONS<br />
LOONS<br />
*YOUNG DRAGONFLIES<br />
DRAGONFLY<br />
BEARS<br />
MOTHER SPRUCE<br />
*CHIPMUNKS<br />
TRILLIUM FLOWER<br />
FLOWERS<br />
Annelie Liliemark, Daniel Da Silva<br />
Hannah Mae Cruddas,Akari Fujiwara,<br />
Elizabeth Gagnon, Adrián Ramírez Juárez,<br />
Heather Lumsden-Ruegg, Leandro Prado,<br />
Ayva Rossouw-Holland, Márcio Teixeira<br />
Samantha Dauphin, Josee Hutt<br />
Kathy Huang, Jiaqi Li<br />
Jaylynn Driedger, Jordan Lindenbach, Eden Morfitt,<br />
Mya Sanderson<br />
Lilly Pocha<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Annelie Liliemark<br />
Junior Gaspar Caballero, Akari Fujiwara<br />
Elizabeth Gagnon, Adrián Ramírez Juárez<br />
Jessania Deane, Lauren VanDamme<br />
Akari Fujiwara<br />
Leandro Prado, Márcio Teixeira<br />
Sierra Goldak<br />
Mira Bourassa, Taryn Gervais, Josee Hutt, Chloe Patzer<br />
Annelie Liliemark<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Akari Fujiwara, Elizabeth Gagnon,<br />
Adrián Ramírez Juárez, Heather Lumsden-Rueg,<br />
Leandro Prado, Ayva Rossouw-Holland, Márcio Teixeira<br />
RATS<br />
HORNED OWL<br />
NUTCRACKER PRINCE<br />
Meghan Lehmann, Madisson Kitchinga<br />
Akari Fujiwara<br />
Brett Stadnyk<br />
WHITE TAILED DEER<br />
*Local Youth Participant Role<br />
Touring Youth Participant Role<br />
Casting subject to change<br />
Madisson Kitching, Meghan Lehmann<br />
RED FOX<br />
Heather Lumsden-Ruegg<br />
SKUNK<br />
Márcio Teixeira<br />
WOLF<br />
Adam Davidson<br />
MOOSE<br />
Hannah Mae Cruddas<br />
SKIPPING ROPE HANDLES<br />
Elizabeth Gagnon, Momoka Matsui<br />
MOUNTIES<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Sierra Goldak,<br />
Ayva Rossouw-Holland, Hiroto Saito<br />
KING BAT<br />
Adrián Ramírez Juárez<br />
*WHITE TAILED DEER<br />
Meghan Lehmann, Lauren VanDamme<br />
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The Nutcracker Production Credits<br />
Choreography: (after Petipa & Ivanov) Bengt Jörgen<br />
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />
Costume & Set Design: Sue LePage<br />
Lighting Design: Bonnie Beecher<br />
Stage Direction: Heinar Piller<br />
Creative Assistant: Clea Iveson<br />
Scenic Carpentry: Hamilton Scenic Specialty<br />
Backdrops: Scenic Drop Studios, Richard Mongiat, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Lilley<br />
Set Electrics: Wireless Automation & Control Scenic Electronics<br />
Costume Coordinator: Industry Costumes<br />
Wardrobe Buyer: Susan Rome<br />
Costume Construction Industry Costumes, Brenda Clark (cutter)<br />
Assisted by: Adrienne Baker, Geoffrey Davis, Marion Schoeler Arana Enterprises,<br />
Angela Arana, Yeo Lan Kwee, Linda Kirby, Maria Colella, Avril Stevenson (cutter)<br />
Millinery: Monica Viani, Assisted by: Katie Spreitzer<br />
Dyeing: Chrome Yellow<br />
Props Builder: Viola Frazier<br />
Special Thanks: The many local & parent volunteers, Pivot Sport Medicine & Orthopaedics,<br />
Melissa Lebersback, MPT, B.A. Psych, Physical Therapist, Tatagwa View Therapy Services,<br />
Saskatchewan Health Authority<br />
The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition<br />
was developed in collaboration<br />
with the McMichael Canadian Art<br />
Collection. The backdrops used<br />
in this production were inspired<br />
by “Church and Houses at Bisset”<br />
(Franklin Carmichael), “Trees and<br />
Wildflowers” (L. L. Fitzgerald), and<br />
“Snow in the Woods” (Tom Thomson).<br />
Nutcracker Youth Education Program Credits<br />
Youth Cast on Tour with Canada’s Ballet Jörgen:<br />
Emma Bray-Brezina Star Dance Academy – Scarborough, ON<br />
Lily Bray-Brezina<br />
Star Dance Academy – Scarborough, ON<br />
Ava Daly<br />
Dimensions in Dance – Guelph, ON<br />
Samantha Dauphin Meyerhofer Academy of Performing Arts – Cambridge, ON<br />
Julia Gravina<br />
Jennifer’s Arts in Motion – Whitby, ON<br />
Madisson Kitching<br />
Grand River Dance Academy – Fergus, ON<br />
Jayde Lazier<br />
In Studio NBoC – Toronto, ON<br />
Meghan Lehmann<br />
Carousel Dance Centre – Waterloo, ON<br />
Katherine Russel<br />
Burlington Dance Company – Burlington, ON<br />
Noah So<br />
The Dance Centre – Kitchener, ON<br />
Brett Stadnyk<br />
George Brown Dance – Toronto, ON<br />
Kiri Wilkie<br />
Contemporary School of Dance – Kitchener, ON<br />
Rehearsal Directors: Kimberly Dyer, Madi Gibson, Clea Iveson, Caitlin Marziali, Elise Tigges,<br />
Victoria Wells-Smith<br />
Rehearsal Assistants and Chaperones: Jade Chaplin, Adam Davidson, Sierra Goldak,<br />
Rachel Schilberg<br />
Local Volunteer Rehearsal Masters:<br />
Ontario: Emma Shrubb – Brantford, Brandi Matheson & Pat McLeod – Guelph, Sarah Sordoni –<br />
Hamilton, Donna Bayley & Krista Conti – London, Kristyn Felushko – Markham, Renee Chayer –<br />
North Bay, Lisa Brooks – Ottawa, Lindsay Storms – Peterborough, Kathie Maves - St. Catharines<br />
Saskatchewan: Melissa Wallace – Swift Current, Samantha Manolescue – Weyburn,<br />
Melissa Bang – Regina, Brianne Schroeder – Saskatoon<br />
Local Studio Space Provided by:<br />
Ontario: Dance Steps, Kathie’s Just Dance Academy, Royal City School of Ballet and Jazz,<br />
Renee’s Dance Connection, Studio 505, The Markham School of Dance, The School of Dance,<br />
Waterdown Dream Centre<br />
Saskatchewan: Dance Saskatchewan, Marley’s Dance Effex, SaskExpress, The Dance Studio<br />
Swift Current, The Dance Zone<br />
Nutcracker Youth Education Local Program<br />
Local Youth Participants: Mira Bourassa, Jessania Deane, Jaylynn Driedger, Taryn Gervais,<br />
Kathy Huang, Josee Hutt, Jiaqi Li, Jordan Lindenbach, Eden Morfitt, Chloe Patzer, Lilly Pocha,<br />
Mya Sand-erson, Lauren VanDamme<br />
Local Youth Participant Understudies: Mira Bourassa (Frog), Jessania Deane (Squirrel), Taryn<br />
Ger-vais (Bear Cub), Kathy Huang (Bear Cub), Jiaqi Li (Chipmunk), Eden Morfitt (Dragonfly)<br />
Local Youth Participants courtesy of: De Tricky Feet, Marley’s Dance Effex, The Dance Zone<br />
Local Rehearsal Direction volunteer: Samantha Manolescue<br />
Local rehearsal space courtesy of: Marley’s Dance Effex & The Dance Zone<br />
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Our 2018 Programming Supporters<br />
National Presenting Partner<br />
Saskatchewan Nutcracker Youth Education Partner<br />
Government Partners<br />
RBC Emerging Artist Project<br />
Creation Partner<br />
Atlantic Youth<br />
Programming Partner<br />
Education Partner<br />
Travel Partner<br />
Dancer Sponsor and<br />
Health & Wellness Partner<br />
Childhood Cancer Canada<br />
Performance Partner<br />
We thank Aeroplan for its ongoing<br />
support through the Aeroplan<br />
Member Donation Program<br />
Programming Partners<br />
Official Dry Cleaning Sponsor<br />
Special Thanks<br />
Foundation Partners<br />
The Bennett Family Foundation | J. P. Bickell Foundation | S.M. Blair Family Foundation<br />
Findlay Family Foundation | The Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Foundation<br />
Charles H. Ivey Foundation | The Leonard Foundation<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen<br />
George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus<br />
160 Kendal Avenue, Building C, Room 126<br />
Toronto, ON M5R 1M3<br />
Tel: 416-961-4725 E-mail: info@balletjorgen.ca<br />
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