There might be an athletic edge to the Cannon Dolls for the Nationwide Ballet of Canada’s manufacturing of The Nutcracker this season. Six Olympians, together with swimming sensation Summer season McIntosh, are within the lineup just lately introduced by Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Creative Director of The NBC.
Gold Medalist McIntosh takes the stage on December 20, a part of a roster that features fellow Olympians Melissa Humana-Paredes, seaside volleyball, Katie Vincent, canoe-kayak sprinting, Maya Meschkuleit, rowing, Fay De Fazio Ebert, skateboarding, and Alysha Newman, pole vaulting.
Paralympian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk can even make their debut as a Cannon Doll.
Professional athletes, native celebrities and media personalities fill out the Cannon Doll lineup, together with:
- Toronto Sceptres Natalie Spooner and Kristen Campbell;
- Jeopardy Champion and CBC Radio host Mattea Roach;
- Actors Kathleen Munroe (Legislation & Order Toronto: Legal Intent) and Araya Mengesha (No one);
- World Information Anchor (and longest operating Cannon Doll) Susan Hay;
- World Information Chief Meteorologist Anthony Farnell;
- Breakfast Tv host Stella Aquisto.
The NBC’s Nutcracker options choreography by James Kudelka, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set and costume design by Santo Loquasto and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton.
Incorporating a celeb walk-on position in The Nutcracker ballet is a typical custom around the globe. The Cannon Doll wears the frilly and vibrant costume of a Petrouchka doll.
This yr’s Cannon Doll performers be part of a protracted checklist of celebrities who’ve donned the costume and joined the enjoyable, together with former Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry and Matt Thomas, Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, Olympic Gold Medalist Determine Skater Tessa Advantage, members of the Arkells, astronaut Chris Hadfield, Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow, and lots of extra.
To this point, the Nationwide Ballet has invited 1,318 folks to turn out to be a part of the vacation traditional.
For Opening Evening, the Cannon Dolls might be Michael Murray, CEO of Ontario Arts Council, and their Board Chair Simon Foster.
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Anya Wassenberg is a Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. She is an skilled freelance author, blogger and writing teacher.