{"id":75187,"date":"2022-05-03T14:35:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=75187"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:35:45","slug":"scoop-national-ballet-canada-announces-2022-23-season-old-favourites-exciting-premieres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/05\/03\/scoop-national-ballet-canada-announces-2022-23-season-old-favourites-exciting-premieres\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | National Ballet Of Canada Announces 2022\/23 Season Of Old Favourites And Exciting Premieres"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image courtesy of the National Ballet of Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Artistic Director Hope Muir has announced the 2022\/23 season of the National Ballet of Canada. It will be Muir\u2019s first full season with the NBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my great pleasure to introduce the 2022\/23 season. The season ahead shows the strengths of the entire company, balancing virtuosic classical pieces with new work and acquisitions that introduce unique choreographic voices to our repertoire,\u201d said Muir in a media release. \u201cWorking with the artists of the company in my new role as Artistic Director has been incredibly rewarding. I\u2019m honoured to be leading The National Ballet of Canada into its next chapter with work that reflects the extraordinary versatility of our artists and builds relationships with influential dance creators.\u201d<\/p>\n

It begins outdoors…<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The season opens with Share the Stage, a collaboration with Harbourfront Centre. Along with free outdoor performances on the Concert Stage, the program will include free dance classes and talks, and takes place August 16 \u2013 20, 2022<\/strong>. There will be two mixed programs by NBC artists as well as guest performers. Highlights include:<\/p>\n

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  • A pas de deux from Swan Lake<\/em>, directed and staged by Karen Kain;<\/li>\n
  • Excerpts from Chroma<\/em> by Wayne McGregor;<\/li>\n
  • Christopher Wheeldon\u2019s After the Rain<\/em>;<\/li>\n
  • New works from four guest artists, Holla Jazz, Rock Bottom Movement, Tanveer Alam and Samantha Sutherland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Season at a glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The full season includes crowd-pleasing favourites as well as new works, some of which will finally see the light of day after pandemic-related delays.<\/p>\n

    The Collective Agreement (Canadian premiere) \/ Crepuscular \/ Concerto | November 9 \u2013 13, 2022<\/strong>
    \nThe Collective Agreement<\/em> will represent the NBC\u2019s first work by renowned American choreographer Alonzo King. The work, created for the San Francisco Ballet in 2018, features a score by jazz composer Jason Moran, and image tech from Jim Campbell. It will be presented with Crepuscular<\/em> by Vanesa G. R. Montoya and Kenneth MacMillan\u2019s Concerto<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    MADDADDAM (World Premiere) | November 23 \u2013 30, 2022<\/strong>
    \nA collaboration between famed choreographer Wayne McGregor and Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, this new ballet triptych is a co-production with the Royal Ballet. MADDADDAM<\/em> is based on Atwood\u2019s novel trilogy, Oryx and Crake<\/em>, The Year of the Flood<\/em>, and MaddAddam<\/em>, which examine themes of extinction, and the dangers of unbridled scientific advancement. Original score by Max Richter.<\/p>\n