The National Ballet of Canada: The Nutcracker

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THE NUTCRACKER
Choreographer: James Kudelka

◆ The National Ballet of Canada
◆ The Nutcracker

Casting has been announced for The National Ballet of Canada’s upcoming production of The Nutcracker at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto.

Making their debuts in James Kudelka’s version of this holiday classic are First Soloist Jordana Daumec and Second Soloist Selene Guerrero-Trujillo as Baba and Corps de Ballet member Isabella Kinch as the Snow Queen.

PRINCIPAL CASTING

Peter/The Nutcracker   
Harrison James (December 8, 12, 23 at 7:00 pm/ December 16, 29 at 2:00 pm)
Naoya Ebe (December 9, 21 at 2:00 pm/ December 15 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Christopher Gerty (December 9, 13, 19 at 7:00 pm/ December 17 at 1:00 pm)
Kota Sato (December 10 at 1:00 pm/December 17 at 5:30 pm/ December 21, 30 at 7:00 pm)
Siphesihle November (December 10 at 5:30 pm/ December 16, 22, 29 at 7:00 pm)
Larkin Miller (December 14, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw (December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)

The Sugar Plum Fairy 
Jurgita Dronina (December 8, 12, 23 at 7:00 pm/ December 16, 29 at 2:00 pm)
Tina Pereira (December 9, 21 at 2:00 pm/ December 15 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Heather Ogden (December 9, 13, 19 at 7:00 pm/ December 17 at 1:00 pm)
Koto Ishihara (December 10 at 1:00 pm/ December 17 at 5:30 pm/ December 21, 30 at 7:00 pm)
Tirion Law (December 10 at 5:30 pm/ December 16, 22, 29 at 7:00 pm)
Genevieve Penn Nabity  (December 14, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)
Calley Skalnik (December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)

Snow Queen 
Genevieve Penn Nabity (December 8, 21 at 7:00 pm/ December 17 at 5:30 pm/ December 29 at 2:00 pm)
Calley Skalnik (December 9 at 2:00 pm/ December 12, 16 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)
Chelsy Meiss (December 9, 22 at 7:00 pm/ December 16 at 2:00 pm/ December 24 at 1:00 pm)
Alexandra MacDonald (December 10 at 1:00 pm/ December 15 at 7:00 pm/ December 23, 30 at 2:00 pm)
Svetlana Lunkina (December 10 at 5:30 pm/ December 13, 19, 30 at 7:00 pm/ December 17 at 1:00 pm)
Jenna Savella (December 14, 20, 28, 29 at 7:00 pm)
Isabella Kinch* (December 21 at 2:00 pm/ December 23 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)

Baba  
Stephanie Hutchison (December 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 23 at 7:00 pm/ December 16, 29 at 2:00 pm/ December 17 at 1:00 pm)
Chelsy Meiss (December 9, 21 at 2:00 pm/ December 10 at 5:30 pm/ December 15, 16, 29 at 7:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Selene Guerrero-Trujillo* (December 10, 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 17 at 5:30 pm/ December 21, 28 at 7:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)
Jordana Daumec* (December 14, 20, 22, 30 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)

Uncle Nikolai   
Spencer Hack (December 8, 12, 15, 23 at 7:00 pm/December 29 at 2:00 pm)
Jack Bertinshaw (December 9, 16, 21 at 2:00 pm/ December 27 at 1:00 pm)
Ben Rudisin (December 9, 13, 19 at 7:00 pm/ December 17 at 1:00 pm)
Jason Ferro (December 10 at 1:00 pm/ December 17 at 5:30 pm/ December 21, 30 at 7:00 pm)
Donald Thom (December 10 at 5:30 pm/ December 16, 22, 28, 29 at 7:00 pm/ December 24 at 1:00 pm/ December 30 at 2:00 pm)
Josh Hall (December 14, 20 at 7:00 pm/ December 23 at 2:00 pm/ December 27 at 5:30 pm)

* Debut

Featured photo for The National Ballet of Canada’s The Nutcracker of Jurgita Dronina. Photo by Bruce Zinger.