Summer Season Opens May 30

Ratmansky & Côté

May 30 – June 6, 2015 – Company Premieres

Symphony #9 and Piano Concerto #1 by Alexei Ratmansky, Artist-in-Residence at American Ballet Theatre and one of the world’s most acclaimed choreographers, are set to the music of the legendary composer Dmitri Shostakovich.

Being and Nothingness, Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté’s newest work, is a reflection in dance of a key theme in Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential philosophy and is set to the mesmerizing music of Philip Glass.

The Sleeping Beauty

June 10 - 20, 2015

The Sleeping Beauty by dance legend Rudolf Nureyev, is a ballet that epitomizes, perhaps better than any other, the meaning of classical ballet. Staged by Artistic Director Karen Kain, The Sleeping Beauty is a “grand jewel in The National Ballet of Canada’s repertoire” (National Post) and is one of the company’s most beloved and admired works.

This season marks 25 years of beautiful performances by Principal Dancer Sonia Rodriguez. The company will celebrate Sonia at The Sleeping Beauty performance on June 13 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets:

Prices start at $26 plus handling fee

Rush seats are available for purchase online. Tickets start at $40 and are available on the day of the performance starting at 11:00 am.

DanceBreak members aged 16 to 29 can purchase tickets, starting at $35, on the day of the performance. Subject to availability. Visit DanceBreak.ca

Discount rates for selected performances are available for groups of 10 people or more.

Venue:

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto

Box Office:

The box office is located at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (145 Queen Street West) or call 416 (toll free 1 866) 345 9595. Tickets can also be purchased online at national.ballet.ca

Website: national.ballet.ca

Being and Nothingness and Shostakovich Trilogy (Parts 1 and 3) are presented by KPMG LLP.

Lead philanthropic support for Being and Nothingness is provided by an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle.

Lead philanthropic support for the Shostakovich Trilogy (Part 1 and 3) is provided by an anonymous friend of the National Ballet and The Producers’ Circle.

The Producers’ Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, David Binet, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin & Roger Garland, Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Joan & Jerry Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., Sandra L. Simpson and Noreen Taylor & David Staines, O.C.

Performance Sponsors: Teknion, June 4 at 7:30 pm; Stavro Family Foundation, June 6 at 7:30 pm

Ratmansky & Côté Ballet Talks Sponsor: Hal Jackman Foundation

The Sleeping Beauty is made possible by generous contributions from Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C., The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Gretchen Ross and Nancy Pencer & Michael Benjamin.

Performance Sponsors: Norton Rose Fulbright, June 10 at 7:30 pm; Gatsby Valet Inc., June 11 at 7:30 pm; The Globe and Mail, June 12 at 7:30 pm; Rolex, June 13 at 7:30 pm; Deloitte, June 19 at 7:30 pm.

Guillaume Côté is sponsored through Dancers First by Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight.

Sonia Rodriguez is sponsored through Dancers First by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky in celebration of her 25th Anniversary year.

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 Department; the Government of Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage, through the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages; and the Government of Ontario through the Honourable Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.