February, 2006 - Nr. 2
National Ballet of Canada
THE BALANCHINE SEASON
Jewels
February 22 to 26
The Four Temperaments
& Apollo & Theme and VariationsMarch 1 to 5
Toronto, Ontario…Feb. 3, 2006… The National Ballet of Canada’s winter season features two weeks of works by the most influential choreographer of the 20th century, GEORGE BALANCHINE. A special series of Ballet Talks will focus on Balanchine’s style and legacy hosted by Balanchine repetiteur LINDSAY FISCHER.
Jewels, Balanchine’s bravura triptych of 1967, will run February 22-26, and the triple bill features The Four Temperaments, Apollo and Theme and Variations from March 1-5 in Toronto’s Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts.
In Jewels Balanchine employs the particular qualities and associations of three of the rarest gems – emeralds, rubies and diamonds – to evoke and celebrate three very different composers. Emeralds is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, Rubies to the music of Igor Stravinsky and Diamonds, to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
On opening night on Feb. 22nd, Emeralds will be danced by HEATHER OGDEN, PATRICK LAVOIE, REBEKAH RIMSAY and ETIENNE LAVIGNE. Rubies will be danced by GRETA HODGKINSON, JENNIFER FOURNIER and ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC. Diamonds will be danced by XIAO NAN YU and GUILLAUME CÔTÉ. Casting for the Balanchine Triple Bill will be announced shortly.
Balanchine repetiteur Lindsay Fischer, former dancer with Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, will host the special series of Ballet Talks. Ballet Talks, which are free to all ticket holders, take place 45 minutes prior to every performance in the lower lobby of The Hummingbird Centre.
Swan Lake opens the winter season with three performances on February 17, 18 and 19.
Principal Casting:
EMERALDS
HEATHER OGDEN and PATRICK LAVOIE
(Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 26 at 2 pm)
REBEKAH RIMSAY and PIOTR STANCZYK
(Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 25 at 2 pm)
JENNIFER FOURNIER and RYAN BOORNE
(Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm)
REBEKAH RIMSAY and ETIENNE LAVIGNE
(Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm)
XIAO NAN YU and PATRICK LAVOIE
(Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm)
JULIE HAY and PATRICK LAVOIE
(Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 25 at 2 pm)
TANYA HOWARD and ETIENNE LAVIGNE
(Feb. 26 at 2 pm)
RUBIES
GRETA HODGKINSON, JENNIFER FOURNIER, ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC
(Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm)
HEATHER OGDEN, STEPHANIE HUTCHISON, GUILLAUME CÔTÉ
(Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm)
REBEKAH RIMSAY, XIAO NAN YU, KEIICHI HIRANO
(Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm)
STACEY SHIORI MINAGAWA, JENNIFER FOURNIER, PIOTR STANCZYK
(Feb. 25 at 2 pm)
HEATHER OGDEN, XIAO NAN YU, GUILLAUME CÔTÉ
(Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm)
GRETA HODGKINSON, STEPHANIE HUTCHISON, ALEKSANDAR
ANTONIJEVIC
(Feb. 26 at 2 pm)
DIAMONDS
XIAO NAN YU and GUILLAUME CÔTÉ
(Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm/ Feb. 26 at 2 pm)
JENNIFER FOURNIER and NEHEMIAH KISH
(Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm)
GRETA HODGKINSON and ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC
(Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm)
JILLIAN VANSTONE and DONG HYUN SEO
(Feb. 25 at 2 pm)
SONIA RODRIGUEZ and ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC
(Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm)
Casting subject to change.
Jewels
DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 pm
Friday, February 24 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 25 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 26 at 2 pm
The Four Temperaments
& Apollo & Theme and VariationsDATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 pm
Friday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 4 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 5 at 2 pm
TICKETS:
Prices range from $39 - $133 and can be purchased in person at the National Ballet Box office at the Hummingbird Centre or by calling (416) 345-9595 or 1-866-345-9595. Single tickets can also be purchased on line at www.national.ballet.ca. Discount rates are available for groups of 10 people or more. Student, senior, subscriber, equity members and general public rush seats are also available on the day of performance in person at the box office for $39.
Jewels, The Four Temperaments, Apollo and Theme and Variations are gifts from THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA.
Ballet Talks and Ballet Notes are generously sponsored by TD Waterhouse.
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 Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Department; The Government of Canada through The Department of Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Ministry of Culture, The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister.
