Swan Lake Ballet Talk | The National Ballet of Canada

Swan Lake
Directed and Staged by: Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.
Choreography: Karen Kain, Christopher Stowell and Robert Binet after Erik Bruhn, Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake, Opus 20 (1875-76)
Set, Property and Costume Design: Gabriela Týlešová
Lighting Designer: Bonnie Beecher
Projection Designer: Sean Nieuwenhuis
Design Associate, Wardrobe: Marjory Fielding
Design Assistant, Wardrobe: Allie Marshall
Design Associate, Set & Properties: Joshua Quinlan

Featuring
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director
Karen Kain
Christopher Stowell
Robert Binet
Gabriela Týlešová
Jurgita Dronina
Harrison James
Tina Pereira
Ben Rudisin
Christopher Gerty
Genevieve Penn Nabity
Kota Sato
Tene Ward
Artists of the Ballet
Swan Lake design (1877). Design by F. Gaanen.
Anna Sobeshchanskaya [ru] as Odette in Julius Reisinger's original production of Swan Lake (1877). Photographer unknown.
Pierina Legnani as Odette in Swan Lake (1895). Photographer unknown.
Pavel Gerdt as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (1895). Photographer unknown.
Karen Kain as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake (1971) Photo by Ken Bell.
Karen Kain and Rudolf Nureyev in Swan Lake from "Karen Kain: Dancing in the Moment." Produced and Written by Veronica Tennant. Directed by Joan Tosoni. A CBC Television Production.
Karen Kain as Black Swan in Swan Lake (1977) Photo by Andrew Oxenham.
Celia Franca (1954). Photo by Ken Bell.
Betty Oliphant (1962/63). Photographer unknown.

Thank You
BMO Financial Group presents the 2021/22 Season.
Tricon Residential presents Swan Lake.
Swan Lake is produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada.
Lead philanthropic support for Swan Lake is provided by The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund, with generous underwriting from Richard M. Ivey, C.C., an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., Pamela and Paul Austin and The P. Austin Family Foundation, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Nancy Pencer, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Lawrence Schafer Foundation, Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C., Anne-Marie Canning, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Tim & Frances Price, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. and Aaron & Heather Regent. Additional support provided by The Producers’ Circle.
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 & Joan Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation, Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan and The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.
The National Ballet also acknowledges support for Swan Lake provided by Sylvie Allard & Brian O’Keefe, Judi Conacher, Sherry & Edward Drew, The H. John McDonald Foundation and Julie Medland.
The National Ballet Orchestra is supported by the TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund and by members of the Music Circle.
The Music Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, Nani & Austin Beutel, Peter & Eleanor Daniels, Jeanie A. Davis, Indra & Rags Davloor, Sherry & Edward Drew, The Thor E. Eaton and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, William & Ruth Herridge, Anne & Charles Morison, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., John & Susan Rose, Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C., Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.,The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation, Lenore Walters and Tricia Younger.
Harrison James is sponsored through Dancers First by Lucy White.
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.
Christopher Gerty is sponsored through Dancers First by Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein.
Kota Sato is sponsored through Dancers First by Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell.
Tene Ward is sponsored through Dancers First by Michelle & Duncan Sinclair.
Videography: Paul McNulty & Johan Hallberg-Campbell
Editing: Sean Leonard

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What lovely nods to Celia Franca and Betty Oliphant!

[@andrewferguson5653]

Looking forward to seeing this production! Thank you for explaining it, and I remember seeing Erik Bhrun's production too.

[@anthonychung3341]

Excited to seeing this tomorrow!

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I want to go