Multimedia
Upcoming Productions
Cinderella Trailer
(1:23 minutes)
Emergence
Cinematography by Monica Guddat
(1:18 minutes)
Don Quixote
Cinematography by Monica Guddat
(1:15 minutes)
Theme and Variations
(1:45 minutes)
In The Upper Room
Cinematography by Monica Guddat
(0:55 minutes)
Past Productions
Onegin
Video by Monica Guddat
(4:09 minutes)
2009/10 Season Compilation
(4:20 minutes)
First Soloist Tanya Howard in rehearsal for 24 Preludes by Chopin
Video by Monica Guddat
(1:57 minutes)
West Side Story Suite Performance Video
Video by Monica Guddat
(2:07 minutes)
The Four Seasons Documentary
Video by Monica Guddat
(3:40 minutes)
Swan Lake
Video by Monica Guddat
(1:25 minutes)
The Sleeping Beauty trailer
(0:30 Seconds)
WHITE HOT Gala
Video by Monica Guddat
(3:31 minutes)
Romeo and Juliet Trailer
(1:56 minutes)
Carmen Trailer
(1:32 minutes)
Cinderella Trailer
(1:23 minutes)
May 28 - June 8, 2008
The Merry Widow Trailer
(1 minute)
April 24 - 26, 2008
Rooster Performance Video
Video by Monica Guddat
(2:14 minutes)
March 8 - 16, 2008
Rooster rehearsal and interviews
(2:14 minutes)
March 8 - 16, 2008
An Italian Straw Hat Trailer
(1:30 minutes)
Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2008
Behind the Scenes
Onegin, Behind the Curtain Episode 1: The Set
Video by Monica Guddat
(3:55 minutes)
Onegin, Behind the Curtain Episode 2: The Wardrobe
Video by Monica Guddat
(3:57 minutes)
Onegin, Behind the Curtain Episode 3: The Choreography
Video by Monica Guddat
(3:55 minutes)
Backstage at The Nutcracker
(2:58 minutes)
Creating the Wardrobe for The Seagull
(3:42 minutes)
The Making of the 2008/09 Souvenir Book
(2:18 minutes)
Ballet Steps
(3:02 minutes)
Romeo and Juliet Photo Shoot
(1:49 minutes)
Rooster Photo Shoot
(1:03 minutes)
Company Class Flipbook
(2 minutes)
How a Tutu is made
Learn how a tutu is made from Ruth Bartel, the National Ballet's Resident Cutter.
(2:36 minutes)
Tour of the National Ballet Wardrobe
Wardrobe Supervisor Marjory Fielding takes you on a tour of the National Ballet's wardrobe workshop.
(2:07 minutes)
Ballet Talks
Onegin
(18:48 minutes)
Onegin Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.
West Side Story Suite & Pur ti Miro & Opus 19/The Dreamer
(26:08 minutes)
West Side Story Suite & Pur ti Miro & Opus 19/The Dreamer Ballet Talk by Lindsay Fischer, Artistic Director YOU dance/Ballet Master.
Swan Lake
(26:08 minutes)
Swan Lake Ballet Talk by Jennifer Fournier, former Principal Dancer.
24 Preludes by Chopin
(21:26 minutes)
24 Preludes by Chopin, A Suite of Dances and The Four Seasons Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.
Watch her
(23:42 minutes)
The Four Temperaments, Glass Pieces and Watch her Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.
The Sleeping Beauty
(24:45 minutes)
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University.
Giselle
(32:59 minutes)
Giselle Ballet Talk by Michael Crabb, Dance Critic and Host with Sir Peter Wright, Choreographer.
Romeo and Juliet
(25:37 minutes)
Romeo and Juliet Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.
Innovation
(34:17 minutes)
IN COLOUR, Emergence and DEXTRIS Ballet Talk by Michael Crabb, Dance Critic and Host with Clement Crisp, Financial Times Dance Critic.
The Seagull
(22:29 minutes)
The Seagull Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University with Karen Kain, Artistic Director and John Neumeier, Choreographer.
In The Upper Room
(20:12 minutes)
Symphony in C, Polyphonia and In the Upper Room Ballet Talk by Guillaume Côté, Principal Dancer.
The Fiddle & The Drum
(24:43 minutes)
Etudes, the second detail, Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan and The Fiddle and The Drum (Alberta Ballet) Ballet Talk by Jean Grand-Maître, Artistic Director of Alberta Ballet and Choreographer of The Fiddle and The Drum.
Cinderella
(25:45 minutes)
Cinderella Ballet Talk by John Hart, Development Manager, Communications.
The Italian Straw Hat
(30:26 minutes)
An Italian Straw Hat Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University.
The Merry Widow
(23:18 minutes)
The Merry Widow Ballet Talk by William Littler, Toronto Star Columnist.
The Taming of the Shrew
(21:56 minutes)
The Taming of the Shrew Ballet Talk by Katherine Barber, "Canada′s Word Lady".
Acknowledgements
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the support of
The musicians of the National Ballet Orchestra are members of the Toronto Musicians' Association, Local 149, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
