Spring                                                      Summer                   
  Chelsy Meiss                                   Heather Ogden       
  Corps de Ballet                                Principal Dancer      

 Autumn                                                    Winter
Jenna Savella                                   Stephanie Hutchison
Second Soloist                                  First Soloist

All of your partners are making their debuts in the role of A Man. In this role, you dance with:

Chelsy: First Soloist Patrick Lavoie. We are making our debuts together.
Heather: My fiancé, Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté.
Jenna Savella: Second Soloist Noah Long.
Stephanie Hutchison: First Soloist Patrick Lavoie.

If you could describe the emotion of the season you dance in one word, it would be:

Chelsy: Joyful
Heather: Sexy
Jenna: Compassionate
Stephanie: Melancholic

When I first watched The Four Seasons, the section I loved most was:

Chelsy: If I must choose, the Summer pas de deux was the first section I ever saw of the ballet (online). I found it absolutely electric and afterwards I got the whole ballet on DVD!

Heather: Summer pas de deux for sure. This ballet is full of great moments but when I joined the company and saw The Four Seasons for the first time, I fell in love with Summer immediately. I remember making a quiet promise to myself that I would do that role one day and now I enjoy each time I get to perform it.

Jenna: The 2nd movement of Winter. It feels like the calm before the storm and gives me a sense of nostalgia.

Stephanie: All of it. I think this work, the choreography, lighting and costumes come together in a unique and complete experience. Of course, the music is divine to begin with. 

My favourite aspect of this ballet is:

Chelsy: The collaboration of the music and the choreography, both are so true to each season. The music and movement are so expressive which not only make this ballet enjoyable for one performance but a timeless masterpiece.

Heather: I think one of the reasons The Four Seasons is a masterpiece is because of how all the aspects mesh together. The choreography is so beautiful and it sits on the music with such precision that it makes Vivaldi’s score come to life in a whole new way. The costumes are fresh, fun and lovely to dance in. I think it is everything coming together that helps to give such a nice look into the story of A Man’s life.

Jenna: Every element comes together so perfectly. It is an inspiration to watch and dance time and time again.

Stephanie: The choreography and the music; each one edifies the other. The choreography shows me more aspects in the music and the music drives the choreography. 

The Four Seasons opens tonight with A Suite of Dances and 24 Preludes by Chopin.

[Photos: Chelsy Meiss, Heather Ogden, Jenna Savella and Stephanie Hutchison. Photos by Sian Richards (top row). Artists of the Ballet in The Four Seasons. Photos by Lydia Pawelak (centre) and Bruce Zinger (above).]