Le Ballet national du Canada

Introducing Four New Alices

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Onstage 6 au 17 mars
Parfait pour la relâche du mois de mars 

26 février, 2024… Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the casting for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Having performed to sold-out houses in London, New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Toronto, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 6 au 17 mars 2024. 

Making their debuts in the title role of Alice are First Soloist Jeannine Haller, Second Soloists Hannah Galway and Tirion Law and Corps de Ballet member Emerson Dayton.   

Corps de Ballet member Keaton Leier will debut as Jack/The Knave of Hearts. Making their debuts as Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit are Principal Dancer Spencer Hack and First Soloist Donald Thom. First Soloists Alexandra MacDonald will make her debut as Mother/The Queen of Hearts and Corps de Ballet member Noah Parets makes his debut as the Magician/Mad Hatter.  

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been hailed “a brilliantly theatrical, superbly designed extravaganza of colour and costume, madcap action and fluent dance” (The New York Times) with an original score by British composer Joby Talbot, designs by Tony Award-winner Bob Crowley and lighting by Natasha Katz.  

Distribution artistique principale  

Alice  
Tirion Law* (6 mars, 8, 12, 15 at 19:30/10 mars at 14:00)  
Emerson Dayton* (7 mars, 14, 16 at 14:00/9 mars at 19:30)  
Hannah Galway* (7 mars, 13, 16 at 19:30/9 mars at 14:00)  
Jeannine Haller* (14 mars at 19:30/17 mars at 14:00)  

Jack/Valet de cœur  
Naoya Ebe (6 mars, 8, 12, 15 at 19:30/10 mars at 14:00)  
Keaton Leier* (7 mars, 14, 16 at 14:00/9 mars at 19:30)  
Harrison James (7 mars à 13 h/14 à 16 h/19:30 à 9 mars h/17 à 14:00 h)  

Lewis Carroll/Le lapin blanc  
Donald Thom* (6 mars, 8, 12, 15 at 19:30/10 mars at 14:00)  
Siphesihle November (7 mars, 9, 14, 16 at 14:00/7 mars, 9, 13, 16 at 19:30)  
Spencer Hack* (14 mars at 19:30/17 mars at 14:00)  

Mère/Reine de cœur  
Svetlana Lunkina (6 mars, 8, 12, 15 at 19:30/10 mars at 14:00)  
Chelsy Meiss (7 mars, 14, 16 at 14:00/9 mars at 19:30)  
Heather Ogden (7 mars, 13, 16 at 19:30/9 mars at 14:00)   
Alexandra MacDonald* (14 mars at 19:30/17 mars at 14:00)  

Père/Roi de cœur  
Rex Harrington† (6 mars, 7, 8, 12, 15 at 19:30/9 mars, 10, 14, 16 at 14:00)   
Johnathan Renna* † (7 mars, 17 at 14:00/9 mars, 13, 14, 16 at 19:30)  

Magicien/Chapelier four  
Ben Rudisin (6 mars, 8, 9, 12, 15 at 19:30/7 mars, 10, 14, 16 at 14:00)  
Donald Thom (7 mars, 13, 16 at 19:30/9 mars at 14:00)  
Noah Parets* (14 mars at 19:30/17 mars at 14:00)   

* Debut  †Guest Artists  

Toute distribution artistique peut être modifiée.   

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2023/24 Season Sponsor: BMO Financial Group  

Nicola Wealth presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  

Une collaboration entre Le Ballet national du Canada et The Royal Ballet (UK).  

Lead philanthropic support for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is provided by an anonymous friend of the National Ballet with additional support generously provided by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Richard M. Ivey, C.C., Rosamond Ivey, Robert & Judith Lawrie and Wallace McCain & Margaret McCain, C.C. 
 
Naoya Ebe is sponsored through Dancers First by Gretchen Ross.     

Harrison James is sponsored through Dancers First by Lucy White.    

Svetlana Lunkina is sponsored through Dancers First by Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.    

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

Heather Ogden is sponsored through Dancers First by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin.   

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

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

Alexandra MacDonald est parrainée par Dancers First par l’entremise d’un donneur anonyme.     

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

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

Noah Parets is sponsored through Dancers First by John Covington Jr & Robert Lukey.   

Keaton Leier is sponsored through Dancers First by Donald & Suzanne Kopas.  

Tirion Law. Photo par Karolina Kuras.

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 Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Government of Ontario through The Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. 

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