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“Life blood. Thought for the future. Cheers and more cheers. Floreat Karen Kain and her company.” (Financial Times, London)
Acclaimed as a prestigious dance company both here and abroad, The National Ballet of Canada is making a rare appearance in Montreal. Founded in 1951, it currently has over sixty fantastic dancers working under Karen Kain, Artistic Director since 2005. One of the leading classical ballerinas of her time and a former Principal Dancer with the company, Ms. Kain will be presenting Montreal audiences with an audacious program. As Giselle, Romeo and Juliet slip discretely into the wings, make way for Marie Chouinard’s exquisite 24 Preludes by Chopin – reconfigured here for 17 performers – and Crystal Pite’s amazing Emergence, a work for 38 dancers. Performed within a monumental set, it was the recipient of 4 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. “Reconfigured for a larger NBC cast, it (24 Preludes) remains a stupendously impressive stand-alone example of dance art.” (The National Post, Toronto). “Pite’s masterpiece (Emergence) encapsulates where ballet needs to go in the future.” (Eye Weekly, Toronto)
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24 PRELUDES BY CHOPIN. Choreography Marie Chouinard. Music Frédéric Chopin. Costumes Vandal. Make-up Jacques-Lee Pelletier. Lighting Axel Morgenthaler. Pianist Edward Connell. Rehearsal Director Peter Ottmann. 24 Preludes by Chopin is a gift from THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA. Dancers names to be announced. EMERGENCE. Choreography Crystal Pite. Staging Hope Muir. Original Soundtrack Owen Belton. Set Design Jay Gower Taylor. Costumes Linda Chow. Lighting Alan Brodie. Guest Repetiteur Hope Muir. Dancers names to be announced.
Photo Emergence © Sian Richards. Dancers The National Ballet of Canada. |
This performance is made possible in part by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council's National and International Touring program.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $15 million in dance throughout Canada.DurATION
95 minutes – including the intermission.
24 Preludes by Chopin 45 minutes
Intermission 20 minutes
Emergence 30 minutes
