National Ballet of Canada Announces Principal Casting for THE NUTCRACKER

By: Nov. 14, 2018
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National Ballet of Canada Announces Principal Casting for THE NUTCRACKER

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for The Nutcracker. First Soloist Jack Bertinshaw makes his debut this season as Peter/The Nutcracker. Corps de Ballet Member Ethan Watts will debut as Uncle Nikolai.

Sold-out for the past three seasons, The Nutcracker takes audiences on a journey from the magical world of the Snow Queen to the opulent splendour of the Sugar Plum Fairy's palace. Choreographed by James Kudelka with set and costumes design by Santo Loquasto and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton, The Nutcracker returns December 8 - 30, 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. #TheNutcrackerNBC

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The opening performance on December 8 at 2:00 pm will feature Principal Dancers Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden in the roles of Peter/The Nutcracker and The Sugar Plum Fairy. The evening performance at 7:00 pm will feature Principal Dancers Skylar Campbell and Jillian Vanstone in the lead roles.

Nutcracker Story Time begins 45 minutes prior to every performance in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Principal Casting

The Sugar Plum Fairy
Heather Ogden (December 8 at 2:00 pm/December 19, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 5:00 pm/ December 30 at 1:00 pm)
Jillian Vanstone (December 8, 22 at 7:00 pm/December 15, 29 at 2:00 pm/ December 30 at 5:30 pm)
Greta Hodgkinson (December 9 at 1:00 pm/December 18, 21 at 7:00 pm)
Sonia Rodriguez (December 9, 16 at 5:30 pm/December 13 at 7:00 pm)
Jurgita Dronina (December 12, 14, 15 at 7:00 pm)
Calley Skalnik (December 16, 27 at 1:00 pm/December 20 at 7:00 pm)
Elena Lobsanova (December 22 at 2:00 pm/December 23 at 1:00 pm/December 27 at 5:30 pm/ December 29 at 7:00 pm)

Peter/The Nutcracker
Guillaume Côté (December 8 at 2:00 pm/December 19 at 7:00 pm)
Skylar Campbell (December 8, 22 at 7:00 pm/December 15, 29 at 2:00 pm/December 30 at 5:30 pm)
Harrison James (December 9 at 1:00 pm/December 12, 14, 15, 18, 21 at 7:00 pm)
Piotr Stanczyk (December 9, 16 at 5:30 pm/December 13 at 7:00 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw* (December 16, 27 at 1:00 pm/December 20 at 7:00 pm)
Naoya Ebe (December 22 at 2:00 pm/December 23 at 1:00 pm/December 27 at 5:30 pm/December 29 at 7:00 pm)
Christopher Gerty (December 23 at 5:00 pm/December 28 at 7:00 pm/December 30 at 1:00 pm)

Snow Queen
Xiao Nan Yu (December 8, 22 at 2:00 pm/December 15 at 7:00 pm/December 16 at 5:30)
Hannah Fischer (December 8, 13, 22 at 7:00 pm/December 16 at 1:00 pm/December 27 at 5:30 pm)
Elena Lobsanova (December 9 at 1:00 pm/December 15 at 2:00 pm/December 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 5:00 pm)
Alexandra MacDonald (December 9, 30 at 5:30 pm/December 14, 19, 21, 29 at 7:00 pm)
Tanya Howard (December 12, 18, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 1:00 pm)
Jenna Savella (December 27, 30 at 1:00 pm/December 29 at 2:00 pm)

Baba
Andreea Olteanu (December 8, 22 at 2:00 pm/December 16, 27 at 5:30 pm/December 19, 29 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 1:00 pm)
Rebekah Rimsay (December 8, 22, 28 at 7:00 pm/December 15 at 2:00 pm/December 23 at 5:00 pm/December 30 at 1:00 pm)
Stephanie Hutchison (December 9, 16, 27 at 1:00 pm/December 13, 20 at 7:00 pm/December 29 at 2:00 pm/December 30 at 5:30)
Alejandra Perez-Gomez (December 9 at 5:30 pm/December 12, 14, 15, 18, 21 at 7:00 pm)

Uncle Nikolai
Donald Thom (December 8, 22 at 2:00 pm/December 16, 27 at 5:30 pm/December 19, 29 at 7:00 pm/December 23 at 1:00 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw (December 8, 22 at 7:00 pm/December 15, 29 at 2:00 pm/December 30 at 5:30 pm)
Ethan Watts* (December 9, 16, 27 at 1:00 pm/December 13, 20 at 7:00 pm)
Spencer Hack (December 9 at 5:30 pm/December 12, 14, 15, 18, 21 at 7:00 pm)
Piotr Stanczyk (December 23 at 5:00 pm/December 28 at 7:00 pm/December 30 at 1:00 pm)

* Debut

Casting subject to change.

Photo: Tanya Howard in The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras



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