UtopiVerse Trailer | The National Ballet of Canada
UtopiVerse
Choreography: William Yong
Music: Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto, Op. 15 I, Movement I - Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo (1940)*
Alla Marcia (1933)**
String Quartet in F, II. Andante (1928)**
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94, IV. Burlesque (1975)**
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, II. Adagio, IX. Funeral & X. Chant (1937)*
The Last Rose of Summer (1957)*
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher, and copyright owner.
** Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, Canadian and U.S. agent for Faber Music Ltd., London, publisher and copyright owner.
Additional Music: Constantine Caravassilis
Set & Costume Design: William Yong
Lighting Design: Noah Feaver
Projection Design: Thomas Payette / Mirari
Content Creation & Generative Design: Hugues Kir
Metal Head Pieces Design: Elijah Secrest
Rehearsal Director: Stephanie Hutchison
Video Content
Director and Editor: William Yong
Director of Photography: Jason George
Colourist: Oliver Salathiel
First Camera Assistant and Focus Puller: Jurek Osterfeld
Artists featured: Isabella Kinch and Matthieu Pagès
Grid and Gaffer: Oscar Weinstein
Make-up and Hair Design: Alexandre Deslauriers
Production Assistant and Director’s Assistant: Juliette Coleman
Production Assistant: James Kendal
Featuring
Ben Rudisin
Koto Ishihara
Emma Ouellet
Arielle Miralles
Artists of the Ballet
Tirion Law
Selene Guerrero-Trujillo
Larkin Miller
Musicians of The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra
Thank You
Produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada.
William Yong would like to thank Zata Omm rehearsal assistants and collaborators: Carleen Zouboules, Willem Sadler, Katherine Semchuk, Natasha Poon Woo, Christian Lavigne, Jessica Mak, Zachary Seto, Evan Webb, Judy Luo and Caiti Carpenter.
Lead philanthropic support for UtopiVerse is provided by The Hal Jackman Foundation and The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund and an Anonymous donor with additional support from The Producers’ Circle.
The Producers’ Circle (2024): John & Claudine Bailey, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C., The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation, The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation and Alexander Younger & Sarah Richardson.
The National Ballet Orchestra is supported by members of the Music Circle.
The Music Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, Nani & Austin Beutel, Jeanie A. Davis, Indra & Rags Davloor, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Sherry & Edward Drew, Mary & Graham Hallward, William & Ruth Herridge, Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Anne & Charles Morison, L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., John & Susan Rose, Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C., David A. Seville & Grace Castaneda, Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont., TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund, Lenore Walters and Tricia Younger.
Ben Rudisin is sponsored through Dancers First by Sylvie Allard & Brian O’Keefe.
Videography: Paul McNulty and Sean Leonard
Editing: Sean Leonard