Year premiered: 2008
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi/ Prelude
& Postlude by Micheal Bushnell
Music: The Four Seasons (Baroque Orchestra)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: John Munro
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi/ Prelude
& Postlude by Micheal Bushnell
Music: The Four Seasons (Baroque Orchestra)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: John Munro
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 13 (12 students+1 painter)
Time: 60 min.
Design: Drawing Machine by Allan Storey
Painting done by artist during performance
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 13 (12 students+1 painter)
Time: 60 min.
Design: Drawing Machine by Allan Storey
Painting done by artist during performance
A STREETCAR NAMED
DESIRE (Full Length)
Year premiered: 2006
Composer: Tobin Stokes
Music: A Streetcar Named Desire
(7 piece jazz band)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Tobin Stokes
Music: A Streetcar Named Desire
(7 piece jazz band)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 15
Time: 2 hours
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 15
Time: 2 hours
Year premiered: 2005
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music: The Rite of Spring (for 4 hands)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music: The Rite of Spring (for 4 hands)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14
Time: 35 min.
Computer Installation:Jamie Griffiths
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14
Time: 35 min.
Computer Installation:Jamie Griffiths
Year premiered: 2004
Composer: Carl Orff
Music: Carmina Burana
(Full Orchestra or Chamber Work)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Composer: Carl Orff
Music: Carmina Burana
(Full Orchestra or Chamber Work)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 12
Time: 1 hour
Lighting: Bonnie Beecher
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 12
Time: 1 hour
Lighting: Bonnie Beecher
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
(Full Length)
Year premiered: 2003
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: Tristan and Isolde (52 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: Tristan and Isolde (52 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Venue: The Hummingbird Centre
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 24 (12 students)
Time: 2 hours
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 24 (12 students)
Time: 2 hours
ORPHEUS (Full Length)
Year premiered: 2002
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: Orpheus (for 10 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Michael Stanley
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: Orpheus (for 10 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Michael Stanley
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14
Time: 2 hours
City: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14
Time: 2 hours
Year premiered: 2002
Composer: Rimsky Korsakov /
Prologue by Michael Bushnell
Music: Scheherazade
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Lighting: Pierre Lavoie
Composer: Rimsky Korsakov /
Prologue by Michael Bushnell
Music: Scheherazade
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Lighting: Pierre Lavoie
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 13
Time: 55 min
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 13
Time: 55 min
THE FAERIE QUEEN
(Full Length)
Year premiered: 2000
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: The Faerie Queen (for 10 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Lighting: Jean Philippe Trépanier
Composer: Michael Bushnell & Owen Underhill
Music: The Faerie Queen (for 10 musicians)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Darren Waterston
Lighting: Jean Philippe Trépanier
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14 (and 8 students)
Time: 2 hours
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14 (and 8 students)
Time: 2 hours
Year premiered: 2000
Composer: Schubert
Music: Schubert trio in E Flat major, opus 100
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Jean Philippe Trépanier
Composer: Schubert
Music: Schubert trio in E Flat major, opus 100
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Jean Philippe Trépanier
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9 or 11
Time: 30 min.
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9 or 11
Time: 30 min.
SEPTET
Year premiered: 1999
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music: Septet and Dumbarton Oaks
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music: Septet and Dumbarton Oaks
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: The O’Keefe Centre
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 30 min.
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 30 min.
THE GOLDBERG SUITE
Year premiered: 1998
Composer: Bach
Music: The Goldberg Suite (Book 2)
Costumes: Paul Daigle
Sets: Bill Pechet
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Bach
Music: The Goldberg Suite (Book 2)
Costumes: Paul Daigle
Sets: Bill Pechet
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 12
Time: 22 min.
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 12
Time: 22 min.
“ADRIAN ANGEL”
ON EARTH
Year premiered: 1997
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Two Pianos
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Nancy Bryant
Lighting: Kevin Connaughton
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Two Pianos
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Nancy Bryant
Lighting: Kevin Connaughton
Venue: Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
City: Detroit
Premier Company: Dance Theatre of Harlem
Number of Dancers: 11
Time: 22 min. 35 sec.
City: Detroit
Premier Company: Dance Theatre of Harlem
Number of Dancers: 11
Time: 22 min. 35 sec.
BOY WONDER
(Full Length)
Year premiered: 1997
Composer: Michael Bushnell,
Owen Underhill, & Arne Eigenfelt
Music: BOY WONDER (6 musicians)
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Tiko Kerr
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Michael Bushnell,
Owen Underhill, & Arne Eigenfelt
Music: BOY WONDER (6 musicians)
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Tiko Kerr
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14, 6 musicians, 3 actors
Time: 1 hour 40 min
Text: in collaboration with actors
Theatre Scenes: Roy Surette
(co-created with Serge Bennathan and
Jean Grand Maitre)
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 14, 6 musicians, 3 actors
Time: 1 hour 40 min
Text: in collaboration with actors
Theatre Scenes: Roy Surette
(co-created with Serge Bennathan and
Jean Grand Maitre)
SEX IS MY RELIGION
Year premiered: 1997
Composer: Linda Bouchard
Music: Eternity
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: none
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Linda Bouchard
Music: Eternity
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: none
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: National Arts Centre (Opera)
City: Ottawa
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 22 min.
City: Ottawa
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 22 min.
IN THE COURSE
OF SLEEPING
Year premiered: 1996
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Double Concerto
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Bill Pechet
Lighting: Dominique Drillot
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Double Concerto
Costumes: Nancy Bryant
Sets: Bill Pechet
Lighting: Dominique Drillot
Venue: Terrasses du Casino de Monte Carlo
City: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Premier Company: Ballet de Monte Carlo
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 21 min.
City: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Premier Company: Ballet de Monte Carlo
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 21 min.
REMEMBER ME
FROM THEN
Year premiered: 1996
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Double Concerto
Costumes: stock
Sets: Nikky Kozakiewitz
Lighting: Gerald King
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: Double Concerto
Costumes: stock
Sets: Nikky Kozakiewitz
Lighting: Gerald King
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
and Edam Dance
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 21 min.
(Co-created with Peter Bingham)
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
and Edam Dance
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 21 min.
(Co-created with Peter Bingham)
CAN YOU BELIEVE
SHE ACTUALLY SAID
Year premiered: 1995
Composer: Mozart
Music: Serenade in D Minor (andante moderato)
Divertimento in F Major (andante)
Divertimento in D Major (andante)
Divertimento in B Flat Major (adagio)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Mozart
Music: Serenade in D Minor (andante moderato)
Divertimento in F Major (andante)
Divertimento in D Major (andante)
Divertimento in B Flat Major (adagio)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: War Memorial Opera House
(United We Dance Festival)
City: San Francisco
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 31 min.
(United We Dance Festival)
City: San Francisco
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 31 min.
THE DON JUAN
VARIATIONS
Year premiered: 1995
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Music: Pasio Domine Nostri Jesu
Christi Secundun Joannem
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: John Alleyne
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Music: Pasio Domine Nostri Jesu
Christi Secundun Joannem
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: John Alleyne
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 10
Time: 52 min.
(Theatre scene created by Roy Surette)
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 10
Time: 52 min.
(Theatre scene created by Roy Surette)
THE NEW BLONDES
Year premiered: 1994
Composer: Pachelbel
Music: Chaconne in F Minor (1st & 2nd Mvt.)
Chaconne in D Minor (3rd Mvt.)
Costumes: Holly Hynes
(Joanne Lamberton – BBC)
Sets: Holly Hynes
Lighting: Mark Stanley
Composer: Pachelbel
Music: Chaconne in F Minor (1st & 2nd Mvt.)
Chaconne in D Minor (3rd Mvt.)
Costumes: Holly Hynes
(Joanne Lamberton – BBC)
Sets: Holly Hynes
Lighting: Mark Stanley
Venue: Lincoln Center (New York State Theater)
City: New York City
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 24 min.
City: New York City
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 24 min.
THREE VISIBLE
POEMS
Year premiered: 1994
Composer: Morton Subotnick
Music: The Key of Songs
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Morton Subotnick
Music: The Key of Songs
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9 + 1 visual artist
Time: 22 min.
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9 + 1 visual artist
Time: 22 min.
ARCHEOLOGY
OF KARL
Year premiered: 1993
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: The Archeology of Karl
Costumes: Chip Siiberg
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Timothy Sullivan
Music: The Archeology of Karl
Costumes: Chip Siiberg
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 15
Time: 45 min.
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 15
Time: 45 min.
THE REAL BET
ANN’S DANCE
Year premiered: 1992
Composer: Jan La Barbara
Music: Urban Tropics (1988) (1st Mvt)
Time(d) Trials & Unscheduled Events (2nd Mvt)
Costumes: Joanne Lamberton
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Jan La Barbara
Music: Urban Tropics (1988) (1st Mvt)
Time(d) Trials & Unscheduled Events (2nd Mvt)
Costumes: Joanne Lamberton
Sets: none
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: The National Arts Centre
City: Ottawa
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 6
Time: 28 min.
City: Ottawa
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 6
Time: 28 min.
INTERROGATING
SLAM
Year premiered: 1991
Composer: Morton Subotnick
Music: All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis (‘91)
– Chamber Ensemble and Computer
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: John Alleyne
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: Morton Subotnick
Music: All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis (‘91)
– Chamber Ensemble and Computer
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: John Alleyne
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: The O’Keefe Centre
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 30 min.
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 30 min.
Year premiered: 1991
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Music: Fratres (violin and piano)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Stephen Allen
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Music: Fratres (violin and piano)
Costumes: John Alleyne
Sets: none
Lighting: Stephen Allen
Venue: The O’Keefe Centre
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 4
Time: 14 min.
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 4
Time: 14 min.
BET ANN’S DANCE
Year premiered: 1990
Composer: Jean Piché / Gary Kulesha
Music: Steal the Thunder / Angels (Percussion)
Costumes: Holly Hynes
Sets: none
Lighting: Mark Stanley
Composer: Jean Piché / Gary Kulesha
Music: Steal the Thunder / Angels (Percussion)
Costumes: Holly Hynes
Sets: none
Lighting: Mark Stanley
Venue: Lincoln Center (New York State Theatre)
City: New York City
Premier Company: New York City Ballet
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 22 min. 33 sec.
City: New York City
Premier Company: New York City Ballet
Number of Dancers: 8
Time: 22 min. 33 sec.
BLUE EYED TREK
Year premiered: 1987
Composer: Alfred Schnittke
Music: Violin Sonata No. 1 (Violin and Piano)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: none
Lighting: Nicholas Cernovitch
Composer: Alfred Schnittke
Music: Violin Sonata No. 1 (Violin and Piano)
Costumes: Kim Nielsen
Sets: none
Lighting: Nicholas Cernovitch
Venue: The Betty Oliphant Theatre
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 6
Time: 18 min. 36 sec.
City: Toronto
Premier Company: National Ballet of Canada
Number of Dancers: 6
Time: 18 min. 36 sec.
GO SLOW WALTER
Year premiered: 1987
Composer: John Cage
Music: Three Dances for Two
Prepared Pianos No. 1
Costumes: Janet McNulty
Sets: Ken MacDonald
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Composer: John Cage
Music: Three Dances for Two
Prepared Pianos No. 1
Costumes: Janet McNulty
Sets: Ken MacDonald
Lighting: Ken Alexander
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 20 min.
City: Vancouver
Premier Company: Ballet British Columbia
Number of Dancers: 9
Time: 20 min.