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LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS
BIG TOP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 8 P.M.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL DES ARTS
DE SAINT-SAUVEUR
     A firm belief in the fundamental importance of culture in our society
has brought the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur into the ranks of major
arts and culture events staged in Quebec and the rest of Canada each year.
FASS is now the largest regional dance presenter in the country, both in
terms of the number of large-scale shows it presents and the size of its
attendance. For nearly 30 years, the Festival has welcomed the greatest
artists of dance and music on the national and international scene in the
enchanting setting of the village of Saint-Sauveur.
     The Festival’s artistic direction has been orchestrated by Guillaume
Côté since 2014. His experience, along with the expertise acquired in his
career as a dancer, composer and choreographer, have led him to affirm the
mandate of the Festival while putting added emphasis on creation, diver-
sity and support for Quebec artists.
    Founded in 1992 as the Festival des Arts Hiawatha, the Festival was
renamed the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur in 1997. The Festival first
received recognition at the Grands Prix du Tourisme des Laurentides
awards, with a special mention as Cultural Event of the Year in 2000, and
has received the “Grand Prix du Tourisme des Laurentides” in 2007, 2008
and 2014. In 2009 FASS was awarded the “Prix Ambassadeur culturel des
Laurentides” in the Cultural Festivals and Events category.
    For its 2020 edition, FASS was awarded the Prix Opus in the Specialist
Presenter of the Year category. Under the leadership of Etienne Lavigne as
Executive Director, it has contributed actively to laying the foundations of
a genuine cultural hotspot with a reputation that extends well beyond the
geographical boundaries of the Laurentians.

OUR MISSION
    The Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to the discovery and presentation of
the best choreographers, dancers and musicians. Through its
eclectic, inclusive, accessible and original programming, the
Festival seeks to support and inspire artists from Canada and
around the world, and to introduce audiences to their work and
passion in an intimate setting.

PROGRAM

COPPÉLIA SUITE
LENGTH
8 min 30 s
CHOREOGRAPHY
Marina Villanueva based on Arthur St-Léon
MUSIC
Léo Delibes
CAST
Anna Ishii, Bernard Dubois, Kiara Felder, Théodore Poubeau, Sofia González, Giuseppe Canale,
Catherine Toupin, Stefano Russuello, Tatiana Lerebours, Enno Kleinehanding
    An excerpt from the great ballet-pantomime. The action of this classic
was inspired by the E.T.A. Hoffmann tale “The Sandman.” Frantz is engaged to
Swanilda, but falls for Coppelia, not knowing that she is no more than a mecha-
nical doll created by the mad old scientist Coppelius...

DANS MA MAIN
LENGTH
4 min 30 s
CHOREOGRAPHY
Gaby Baars
MUSIC
Jean-Michel Blais
CAST
Maude Sabourin, Raphaël Bouchard
    Montreal-based Dutch choreographer Gaby Baars presents with Dans ma
main, his very first creation for Les Grands Ballets. The piece is a pas de deux
that conjures up the paradoxes of new love, both simple and complex. Like
hands on the keys of a piano, Baars has bodies moving with harmony and grace.

FÊTE DES FLEURS À GENZANO
LENGTH
9 min
CHOREOGRAPHY
Auguste Bournonville
MUSIC
Holger Simon Paulli
CAST
Yui Sugawara, Célestin Boutin
     A love duet that serves as a setting for joie de vivre and mischief. A gem
of the Danish classical repertoire, Fête des fleurs à Genzano is the only excerpt
still performed to this day from the full-length ballet of the same name. This
divertissement demands both a technical virtuosity that is lightness itself and
an inexhaustible stamina.

7TH SYMPHONY (2ND MOVEMENT)
LENGTH
9 min
CHOREOGRAPHY
Uwe Scholz
MUSIC
Symphonie No. 7, Beethoven
CAST
Myriam Simon, Roddy Doble, Anya Nesvitaylo, Graeme Fuhrman, Maude Sabourin, James Lyttle,
Maude Fleury, Nicholas Jones, Tatiana Lerebours, Étienne Delorme, Julia Bergua, Antoine Bertran

    A bequest from the late Uwe Scholz. The dancers, in symbiosis with the
majestic music of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, will present a work that
produces, with its athletic achievements and its geometry danced in unison,
a leitmotif effect. Through its remarkable musicality, this ballet on pointe, as
finely cut as a diamond, leaves no one indifferent. It makes for a memorable
evening of music and dance.

SONATA DE LUNA
LENGTH
6 min
CHOREOGRAPHY
Edgar Zendejas
MUSIC
Caetano Veloso
CAST
Hamilton Nieh, Enno Kleinehanding
    Montreal-based Mexican choreographer Edgar Zendejas presents a duet
strongly inspired by the lyrics and everlasting voice of Caetano Veloso. Sonata
de Luna is a dance under the moon of two beings where support is constant and
mutual. Every relationship, either with a father, a brother, a friend, a partner or a
spiritual guide, brings to us a message to help us in our endless life transitions.

DEPARTED
LENGTH
7 min
CHOREOGRAPHY
Vanesa G.R. Montoya
COSTUME DESIGN
Vanesa G.R. Montoya
LIGHTING DESIGN
Marc Parent
MUSIC
Unchained Melody par Alex North & Hy Zaret, performed by The Righteous Brothers, The Dear
Repose by Charles Papasoff
CAST
Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Célestin Boutin
    Departed addresses our intimate connections and the feeling one
experiences on the loss of a loved one. An unfillable void, a life forever changed.
The piece is an evocation from various standpoints of the almost crippling
sensation of being deprived of a great love, and the absence of a familiar
presence: life lived mechanically, the same thing done over and over with that
loved one now done alone.

LES BOURGEOIS
LENGTH
2 min 55 s
CHOREOGRAPHY
Ben Van Cauwenbergh
MUSIC
Jacques Brel, « Les Bourgeois »
CAST
Roddy Doble
    Belgian choreographer Ben van Cauwenbergh presents an energetic and
theatrical solo to the upbeat music of his compatriot Jacques Brel.

FLAMMES DE PARIS
LENGTH
6 min
CHOREOGRAPHY
Vassili Vainonen
MUSIC
Die Flamme von Paris (Flammes de Paris): Pas de deux (arr. March): Act IV: Allegretto; Act IV:
Moderato: Men’s Variation; Act IV: Allegretto: Women’s Variation; Act IV: Coda by Boris Asafiev,
interpreted by the Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov
CAST
Rachele Buriassi, Esnel Ramos
    An excerpt from this essential piece of the classical repertoire, faithful to
the Russian ballet tradition. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution,
Flammes de Paris tells to story of Jeanne and her brother Jérôme, two young
idealists from Marseilles who are on their way to Paris. A breathtaking pas de
deux that combines technical virtuosity and elation!

                                    IMPORTANT REMINDERS
          The use of cameras and camcorders is strictly forbidden. Out of conside-
     ration for the performers and for their safety, please make sure that you have
         turned off your cell phones and any other devices that may emit noise.

ABOUT LES GRANDS BALLETS

                                 For over 60 years, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens has been a creation, produc-
                            tion and international performance company devoted to the development of
                            dance in all its forms, while always staying faithful to the spirit of classical ballet.
                            The dancers of Les Grands Ballets, under the artistic direction of Ivan Caval-
                            lari, perform choreography by both long-established and trendsetting creators.
                            Situated at the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des spectacles, Les Grands Ballets
                            offers leisure services in its STUDIOS and supports its National Centre for Dance
                            Therapy, which promotes all the benefits that dance can bring. The company’s
                            mission is also to ensure accessibility to art for everyone; in that spirit its achie-
                            vements include the founding of The Nutcracker Fund, which every year enables
                            thousands of children to enjoy a first ballet experience. Les Grands Ballets,
                            recognized for its excellence, creativity and daring, is fully committed to the
                            local community, and is acclaimed on stages around the world.
                                grandsballets.com

                                                               IVAN CAVALLARI
                                                               ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
                                                                    Born in Bolzano, Italy, in 1964, Ivan Cavallari
                                                               received his initial training at the Teatro alla Scala
PHOTO : SASHA ONYSHCHENKO

                                                               Ballet School in Milan. His teachers recognized his
                                                               talent by awarding him a scholarship to the Bolchoi
                                                               Ballet School in Moscow in 1981, where he conti-
                                                               nued his training until 1983. From 1984 to 1985, he
                                                               danced with the Scala Ballet School before joining
                                                               the Stuttgart Ballet in 1986, where he became a
                            soloist and then principal dancer under the successive directorships of Marcia Haydée
                            and Reid Anderson. He danced all the leading roles of John Cranko’s ballets and
                            regularly staged the latter’s works with the Royal Ballet Covent Garden in London, La
                            Scala in Milan, the Czech National Ballet, among many other companies. He also staged
                            numerous works by Uwe Scholz, and choreographed ballets for the Stuttgart Ballet, the
                            State Opera Ballet in Hanover, the Lodz State Opera Ballet in Poland, the Mannheim
                            Ballet, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, and the Staatsgallerie Stuttgart.
                                From 2007 to 2012, he was the Artistic Director of the West Australian Ballet, the
                            oldest dance company in Australia. In 2013, he was named the Artistic Director of the
                            Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin, where he staged such works as Dolly in April 2013,
                            and his own choreography of Pinocchio in 2014 and The Nutcracker in 2016.
                                He takes over the helm of Les Grands Ballets as Artistic Director as of the 2017-2018
                            season. As a choreographer, he creates new works such as Presto-Detto and Giselle,
                            bringing the company’s repertoire in a decidedly classical direction while remaining
                            anchored in modernity. He will present his version of Romeo & Juliette in grand premiere
                            in March 2022, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

FASS TEAM 2021

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE                          TEAM 2021
AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS                       TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS                Alain Carpentier
Lou Gordon, Ing. P.                          LIGHTING DESIGNERS
PRESIDENT                                    Stéphane Ménigot, Rachel Reard
Jean-Louis Hamel*                            SOUND ENGINEER
VICE-PRESIDENTS                              Guy Goudreau
Richard J. Renaud, C.M.*, TNG Corporation,   STAGE MANAGER
et Jonathan Wener, C.M.*, Canderel           Milan St-Pierre
Management inc.
                                             HEAD ELECTRICIAN
TREASURER                                    Judith Rémillard
Pierre Urquart, Chambre de commerce et de
                                             PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
tourisme de la Vallée de Saint-Sauveur
                                             Martin Poitras,
BOARD MEMBERS                                Olivia Fontaine Labrecque

Caroline Archambault, Galerie ROD            COMMUNICATIONS
Nick Bakish, Bakish Wealth                   AND TICKETING AGENT
Kari Cullen                                  Étienne Robidoux
Jean-Pierre Dionne, Ville de Laval           CONSULTANTS
Rodrigue Gilbert, PricewaterhouseCoopers     Claire Massicotte, Jacques Delisle
LLP                                          PRESS RELATIONS
Krista Kerr*, Kerr Financial inc.            IXION Communications
Carole Laure
Normand Leroux, Ville de Saint-Sauveur       EDITOR
Reford MacDougall                            Anne Viau
Hugues Néron, Le Saint-Sau Pub Gourmand      TRANSLATION
Leslie Silver                                Anne Viau, Michèle Deslandes
Nan Wiseman, Gistex
                                             GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEBSITE
Jack Wiseman*, Les Galeries des Monts
                                             Gris Gris Design
*Executive committee member
                                             PROGRAM DESIGN
                                             Émilie Allard
PERMANENT TEAM
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Guillaume Côté
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Etienne Lavigne
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Marie-Claude Morin
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Louise Lecompte

THANK YOU!
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who help make this event such a success.
Thank you to the residents, business owners and the Vallée de Saint-Sauveur Chamber
of Commerce and Tourism for their special and generous support.

VOLUNTEERS 2021
Team Leaders:
Daniel Chenevert, Brigitte Lapointe, Christine Latour, Jocelyne Laurencelle, Claire Massi-
cotte, Lois Russel et Julie Théroux.

Karen Adelson, Shirley Adelson, Gilles Anctil, Francine Aylestock, Pierre Baller, Michelle
Barrette, Cécilia Barrette-Leduc, Paule Belleau, Renée Blouin, Madeleine Bock, Line
Boucher, Estelle-Denise Boyer, Darlene Brunet, Gaston Brunet, Brenda Burridge, Christiane
Chabot, Louise Charbonneau, Marc Charbonneau, Johanne Charrette, Suzanne Chartand,
Manon Chartrand, Dominique Cuffy, Jocelyne David, Josée Dejean, Céline Doucet, Nicole
Doucet, Langis Dumont, Kathleen Dunningan, Hélène Filion, Pierre Fontaine, Danielle
Francoeur, Micheline Gagnon, Alexandre Gélinas, Marie-Hélène Hébert, Lise Herault,
Chantal Jalbert, Joyce Kelly, Francine Labrie, Christiane Laforge, Brigitte Lallier, Anna
Lamontagne, Marc Lamoureux, Anne Lapointe, Louise Latour, Louise-Hélène Le Beau,
Odette Lebel, Lise Leduc, Ginette Legros, Monique Ménard, Carole Morissette, Suzanne
Nadeau, Kathleen O’Keefe, Françoise Ouellet, Marybeth Painter, Jimmy Pappas, Richard
Payeur, Pierrette Pérodeau, Daniel Perras, Lyne Pothier, Marie-Eve Provost, Francine
St-André, Pierrette Scanlan, Lynn Starr, Ruth Starr, Gwenaëlle Stephan, Sylvie Théroux,
Huguette Therrien, Jean Therrien, Lorraine Thibault, Roger Tremblay.
THANK YOU!

THE FESTIVAL DES ARTS DE SAINT-SAUVEUR
IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF
ITS PRECIOUS DONORS.
FESTIVAL PATRONS $5 000 AND MORE
Joseph Bakish, Nick Bakish, John and Claudine Bailey, Fondation Sandra et Alain
Bouchard, Canderel inc., Philip and Janice Gale, The Jarislowsky Foundation, Krista
Kerr, Pierre Lespérance, Hugues Néron, Les Placements Sarrera Inc., Power Corporation
of Canada, Carolyn and Richard Renaud C.M., The Rossy Foundation, Leslie Silver
and Laurent Ferreira, J.Sebastian van Berkom, Stephen and Lillian Vineberg Family
Foundation, Jack and Nan Wiseman

FESTIVAL BENEFACTORS $2 500 – $4 999
Katherine Aziz and Jim Mcleod, Kari Anne Cullen and William Bonnell, Jean-Louis Hamel,
Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation, John and Lise LeBoutillier, Nesbitt Family,
Michael Novak and Kathleen Weil, Zeller Family Foundation

FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS $1 000 $ – $2 499
Liliane Aberman, David Cohen, James and Maureen Dunn, RBC Capital Markets, Michelle
Proulx and Gilbert Grondin, Harvey and Alta Levenson

ALLIES OF THE FESTIVAL $500 – $999
Justine Brousseau, Caroline Ohrt, Mariella Rosaria Pandolfi, Lisa Tafel

FESTIVAL FANS $100 – $499
Jean Allard, Judith C. Cole, Lawrence Gamache, Francine Goyer, Richard Le Blanc,
Monique Levasseur, Gary et Rosalie Mintz, Daniel Rochon and Louise Larivière, Dolores
Rosen, Diane Raymond, Bernard and Lois Shapiro, Harvey and Maxine Sigman, Warren
Sorensen, Robin Vaile Robinson

THE FESTIVAL DES ARTS DE SAINT-SAUVEUR IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS
           SUPPORT OF ITS SPONSORS AND GOVERNMENT FUNDERS.

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