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October 2009
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Making their debuts in The National Ballet of Canada's timeless classic The Sleeping Beauty are newest Principal Dancer Bridgett Zehr and First Soloist Jillian Vanstone, both as Princess Aurora, and Piotr Stanczyk as Prince Florimund. The principal casting and performance schedule will be announced shortly on national.ballet.ca.
The Sleeping Beauty opens November 13, 2009. Don’t miss your chance to see this landmark production originally staged by Rudolf Nureyev.
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"simply marvellous" - The Globe and Mail
Jerome Robbins' Glass Pieces is set to the haunting minimalist ruminations of Philip Glass and was an audience favourite when it made its company premiere in 2007.
Just announced, Aszure Barton's world premiere is titled WATCH HER and is presented with Glass Pieces and George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments, November 25 to 29, 2009.
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First Soloist Jillian Vanstone is excited about her debut as Princess Aurora this season in The Sleeping Beauty and talks about a recent performance in her hometown of Victoria, British Columbia in September.
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Each year the National Ballet receives several unexpected bequests from donors' estates. We are deeply moved by the extraordinary thoughtfulness of these gifts and would have loved to express our gratitude to these donors during their lifetimes.
If you have made a bequest in your will or are considering making arrangements for one, we would be delighted to recognize your generosity by including you in our Celia Franca Society.
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The National Ballet of Canada cares about the environment and we've found a fun way to share our love of all things green. Street pole banners featuring beautiful images from the National Ballet are combined with recycled seatbelts and inner tubes to create tote bags and messenger bags. These bags are made with 100% recycled material and made in Canada.
On sale at the Ballet Boutique at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Company News
Second Soloist Alejandra Perez-Gomez and singer/songwriter Katherine Wheatley will work with students at Laurelwood Public School in Waterloo in Creating a Song, Creating a Dance on November 3 & 4, 2009. The programme is a collaboration between The National Ballet of Canada and the Songwriters Association of Canada and is an expansion of the successful Exploring Ballet in-class workshops.
Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté will dance in Kings of the Dance in their tour of Russia, November 22 – December 3, 2009.
Corps de Ballet member Naoya Ebe performed Bastard Fugue, a solo choreographed by former Corps de Ballet member Jacob Niedzwiecki as part of Fresh Blood, hosted by The Chimera Project at the Enwave Theatre on October 29, 2009.
Corps de Ballet member Krista Dowson was in New York City on October 19 & 20 modelling wedding gowns in Justina McCaffrey's most recent fashion show.
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The Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery Historic District presents two of Canada's most sublime contemporary dancers in performance this November.
Andrea Nann presents a retrospective of her choreography called Tumbling Dice, Uncollected Dances by Andrea Nann and Friends November 11 - 14. The programme offers an eclectic and intimate evening of short dances, songs and poetry. Singer/songwriters Andrew Cash and Jason Collett, Erhu virtuoso George Gao, dancer Brendan Wyatt and other special guests share the stage with Ms. Nann.
Claudia Moore presents Dances in a Small Room November 25 – December 5 featuring world premieres by Tedd Robinson and James Kudelka performed by Ms. Moore and Dan Wild.
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High on the seventh-storey ledge of an apartment, a man is preparing to jump. As the lives of the building's residents are revealed through nearby windows, he realizes every one has a reason to jump – and that he may be the most rational of them all! This production of 7 Stories marks the 20th anniversary of two-time Governor General's Award-winner Morris Panych's breakthrough play. As a Ballet News subscriber, Canadian Stage offers you a 20% discount to 7 Stories which runs November 9 - December 5.
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The 2009/10 season is presented by CTV and The Globe and Mail.
BMO Financial Group presents The Four Temperaments & WATCH HER & Glass Pieces.
Bridgett Zehr is sponsored through Dancers First by Diana Weatherall.
Mr. Côté is sponsored through Dancers First by Emmanuelle Gattuso & Allan Slaight.
Photographs:
Bridgett Zehr in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.
Artists of the Ballet in Glass Pieces. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Jillian Vanstone. Photo by Sian Richards.
Celia Franca. Photo by Janine.
Ballet Bag. Photo by Wendy Liebner.
Michael Sean Marye & Andrea Nann. Photo by John Lauener.
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