The National Ballet of Canada

The National Ballet of Canada Returns to New York City Center for First-time in 15 Years

US Premiere of Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas
New York Premiere of Anima Animus 
March 30 – April 1, 2023
Casting Announced  

March 20, 2023… Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the casting for the tour to New York City Center. The company will present the US premiere of Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas, the New York premiere of David Dawson’s Anima Animus and Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto, March 30 – April 1, 2023. #NBOConTour  

The tour marks the National Ballet’s first appearance at New York City Center in 15 years, last performing at the annual Fall For Dance festival in 2008 with Jiří Kylián’s Soldiers’ Mass and prior to that in 1998 with a mixed programme of works by Canadian choreographers James Kudelka, Dominique Dumais and John Alleyne.   

“The National Ballet’s return to New York City Center marks the company’s first international tour in more than three years,” said Muir. “I am thrilled to present a programme that brilliantly showcases the versatility and talent of our artists and introduces New York audiences to two breathtaking new works in Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas and David Dawson’s Anima Animus on a programme with one of ballet’s great legacy works, Kenneth MacMillan's Concerto. I am so pleased to be able to return the company to New York City in my inaugural season and can’t wait to share this powerful programme with our US audience.” 

The award-winning Angels’ Atlas was created for the National Ballet in 2020 by internationally acclaimed Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. A profound work that explores the ephemerality of existence, Angels’ Atlas is set to original music by Owen Belton, choral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Morten Lauridsen and unfolds against a morphing wall of light created by designers Jay Gower Taylor and Tom Visser.  

Anima Animus is the National Ballet’s first collaboration with British choreographer David Dawson. This high-octane ballet received rave reviews when it made its Canadian premiere in Toronto on March 3, 2023. Anima Animus explores the fluid space between extremes and opposites and Carl Jung’s gendering of the collective unconscious as anima and animus and is set to thrilling music by Ezio Bosso.  

Created for Deutsche Oper Ballet in 1966, Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto is full of dazzling ensemble work and its sun-kissed palette channels the exuberance and variation in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major.  

Casting  

Angels’ Atlas   

Jenna Savella* and Harrison James (March 30, April 1 at 7:30 pm) 
Alexandra MacDonald* and Ben Rudisin (March 31 at 7:30 pm/ April 1 at 2:00 pm)   

Jordana Daumec and Jack Bertinshaw* (March 30, April 1 at 7:30 pm) 
Chelsy Meiss and Teagan Richman-Taylor (March 31 at 7:30 pm/ April 1 at 2:00 pm) 

Hannah Galway and Siphesihle November (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm/ April 1 at 2:00 pm)   

Genevieve Penn Nabity (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm) 
Tanya Howard (April 1 at 2:00 pm) 

Jack Bertinshaw* and Kota Sato (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm/ April 1 at 2:00 pm)

Anima Animus  

Calley Skalnik  

Genevieve Penn Nabity     

Harrison James, Ben Rudisin, Kota Sato, Naoya Ebe   

Jeannine Haller, Koto Ishihara, Monika Haczkiewicz, Clare Peterson 

Concerto 

1st Movement   
Koto Ishihara, Siphesihle November (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm)  
Chelsy Meiss, Naoya Ebe (April 1 at 2:00 pm) 

2nd Movement   
Tina Periera and Peng-Fei Jiang (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm/ April 1 at 2:00 pm) 

3rd Movement   
Jeannine Haller (March 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 pm) 
Jordana Daumec (April 1 at 2:00 pm) 

* Debut 

All casting is subject to change. 

More Information About the Tour to New York > 

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BMO Financial Group Presents the 2022/23 Season.  

The National Ballet of Canada thanks the following donors for generously supporting the tour to New York City:  

John & Claudine Bailey  
Judi Conacher  
Indra & Rags Davloor  
Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney 
Flora Do  
Rosamond Ivey  
Krista Kerr  
Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C.  
Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit  
Ned & Georgina McLennan  
Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M.  
Tim & Frances Price  
John & Susan Rose  
Alison & Alan Schwartz  
Michelle & Duncan Sinclair  
Robin Vaile Robinson  
3 Anonymous Donors    

Philanthropic support for Angels’ Atlas is generously provided by An Anonymous Donor, Rosamond Ivey, Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The Producers’ Circle, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Gail Hutchison Fund.  

The Producers’ Circle: Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M., Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C., The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation, Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan and The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.

Naoya Ebe is sponsored through Dancers First by Gretchen Ross.   

Harrison James is sponsored through Dancers First by Lucy White.  

Siphesihle November is sponsored through Dancers First by Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C.  

Genevieve Penn Nabity is sponsored through Dancers First by George & Kathy Dembroski.  

Tina Pereira is sponsored through Dancers First by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.   

Ben Rudisin is sponsored through Dancers First by Sylvie Allard & Brian O’Keefe.

Jack Bertinshaw is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor.

Jeannine Haller is sponsored through Dancers First by Devida & Derek Smith.   

Alexandra MacDonald is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor.    

Chelsy Meiss is sponsored through Dancers First by Anne-Marie Canning.  

Jenna Savella is sponsored through Dancers First by Elvio & Marlene DelZotto.     

Calley Skalnik is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor. 

Hannah Galway is sponsored through Dancers First by Alison & Alan Schwartz.   

Kota Sato is sponsored through Dancers First by Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell.   

Clare Peterson is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor.   

Teagan Richman-Taylor is sponsored through Dancers First by Devida & Derek Smith. 

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council; the Government of Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage, through The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism; and the Government of Ontario through The Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. 

Hannah Galway in Angels' Atlas. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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