Nov. 14 program

The Nutcracker Production Credits
Choreography: (after Petipa & Ivanov) Bengt Jörgen
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume & Set Design: Sue LePage
Lighting Design: Bonnie Beecher
Stage Direction: Heinar Piller
Creative Assistant: Clea Iveson
Scenic Carpentry: Hamilton Scenic Specialty
Backdrops: Scenic Drop Studios, Richard Mongiat, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Lilley
Set Electrics: Wireless Automation & Control Scenic Electronics
Costume Coordinator: Industry Costumes
Wardrobe Buyer: Susan Rome
Costume Construction Industry Costumes, Brenda Clark (cutter)
Assisted by: Adrienne Baker, Geoffrey Davis, Marion Schoeler Arana Enterprises,
Angela Arana, Yeo Lan Kwee, Linda Kirby, Maria Colella, Avril Stevenson (cutter)
Millinery: Monica Viani, Assisted by: Katie Spreitzer
Dyeing: Chrome Yellow
Props Builder: Viola Frazier
Special Thanks: The many local & parent volunteers, Pivot Sport Medicine & Orthopaedics,
Melissa Lebersback, MPT, B.A. Psych, Physical Therapist, Tatagwa View Therapy Services,
Saskatchewan Health Authority
The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition
was developed in collaboration
with the McMichael Canadian Art
Collection. The backdrops used
in this production were inspired
by “Church and Houses at Bisset”
(Franklin Carmichael), “Trees and
Wildflowers” (L. L. Fitzgerald), and
“Snow in the Woods” (Tom Thomson).
Nutcracker Youth Education Program Credits
Youth Cast on Tour with Canada’s Ballet Jörgen:
Emma Bray-Brezina Star Dance Academy – Scarborough, ON
Lily Bray-Brezina
Star Dance Academy – Scarborough, ON
Ava Daly
Dimensions in Dance – Guelph, ON
Samantha Dauphin Meyerhofer Academy of Performing Arts – Cambridge, ON
Julia Gravina
Jennifer’s Arts in Motion – Whitby, ON
Madisson Kitching
Grand River Dance Academy – Fergus, ON
Jayde Lazier
In Studio NBoC – Toronto, ON
Meghan Lehmann
Carousel Dance Centre – Waterloo, ON
Katherine Russel
Burlington Dance Company – Burlington, ON
Noah So
The Dance Centre – Kitchener, ON
Brett Stadnyk
George Brown Dance – Toronto, ON
Kiri Wilkie
Contemporary School of Dance – Kitchener, ON
Rehearsal Directors: Kimberly Dyer, Madi Gibson, Clea Iveson, Caitlin Marziali, Elise Tigges,
Victoria Wells-Smith
Rehearsal Assistants and Chaperones: Jade Chaplin, Adam Davidson, Sierra Goldak,
Rachel Schilberg
Local Volunteer Rehearsal Masters:
Ontario: Emma Shrubb – Brantford, Brandi Matheson & Pat McLeod – Guelph, Sarah Sordoni –
Hamilton, Donna Bayley & Krista Conti – London, Kristyn Felushko – Markham, Renee Chayer –
North Bay, Lisa Brooks – Ottawa, Lindsay Storms – Peterborough, Kathie Maves - St. Catharines
Saskatchewan: Melissa Wallace – Swift Current, Samantha Manolescue – Weyburn,
Melissa Bang – Regina, Brianne Schroeder – Saskatoon
Local Studio Space Provided by:
Ontario: Dance Steps, Kathie’s Just Dance Academy, Royal City School of Ballet and Jazz,
Renee’s Dance Connection, Studio 505, The Markham School of Dance, The School of Dance,
Waterdown Dream Centre
Saskatchewan: Dance Saskatchewan, Marley’s Dance Effex, SaskExpress, The Dance Studio
Swift Current, The Dance Zone
Nutcracker Youth Education Local Program
Local Youth Participants: Mira Bourassa, Jessania Deane, Jaylynn Driedger, Taryn Gervais,
Kathy Huang, Josee Hutt, Jiaqi Li, Jordan Lindenbach, Eden Morfitt, Chloe Patzer, Lilly Pocha,
Mya Sand-erson, Lauren VanDamme
Local Youth Participant Understudies: Mira Bourassa (Frog), Jessania Deane (Squirrel), Taryn
Ger-vais (Bear Cub), Kathy Huang (Bear Cub), Jiaqi Li (Chipmunk), Eden Morfitt (Dragonfly)
Local Youth Participants courtesy of: De Tricky Feet, Marley’s Dance Effex, The Dance Zone
Local Rehearsal Direction volunteer: Samantha Manolescue
Local rehearsal space courtesy of: Marley’s Dance Effex & The Dance Zone
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