PROCESSION
Direction, Choreography & Scenography
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber​​​​
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Music
Manuel de Falla, Henri du Bailly, Gustav Mahler, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Maurice Ravel, and Antonio Vivaldi
Original Cast
Coleman Itzkoff (Cello), Rachael Wilson (Soprano), Alexander Bozinoff, Christopher Gerty, Spencer Hack, Tirion Law, Chase O'Connell, Siphesihle November, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Ben Rudisin, Hannah Galway, Jenna Savella, Shaakir Muhammad, Calley Skalnik, Donald Thom, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Monika Haczkiewicz, Josh Hall, Isabella Kinch, Keaton Leier, Noah Parets, David Preciado, Kota Sato, Albjon Gjorllaku, Jason Ferro, Connor Hamilton, Matthieu Pagès, Emma Ouellet, Arielle Miralles, Alexander Skinner, Tene Ward, Aidan Tully, Ana Zamora, Oliver Yonick.
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Music Coordinator & Arranger
Coleman Itzkoff​​
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Costume Design
Dana Osborne
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Light Design ​
Bonnie Beecher
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Choreographer Assistant
Doug Letheren
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Commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada (AD Hope Muir)
Co-Commissioned by The Royal Danish Ballet (AD Amy Watson)​​​
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Duration
80 Minutes (with intermission)
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Premiered November 2025, at the Four Season Center, Toronto
Video by Derrick Belcham
Photos by Bruce Zinger & Karolina Kuras
Photos by Ted Belton
PRESS
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"Procession, the National Ballet of Canada’s scorching season opener...
No question, ‘Procession’ is a winner.”
— Toronto Star
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“No wonder Procession brought the opening audience to a standing ovation. This is the National Ballet at its most dynamic”
— Intermission Magazine & CBC
“Striking images, thrilling movement, in an exploration that demonstrates rituals provide much needed catharsis and healing.”
— NEXT Magazine