Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, shared today the casting for Wayne McGregor’s MADDADDAM. Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel trilogy with a score by internationally acclaimed composer Max Richter, the acclaimed work is onstage at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto June 13 – 21.

On opening night, dancing the role of Jimmy is Principal Dancer Siphesihle November, Crake is Principal Dancer Harrison James, Oryx is Principal Dancer Koto Ishihara, Toby is Principal Dancer Heather Ogden, Ren is Principal Dancer Tirion Law, Amanda is First Soloist Jenna Savella, Zeb is Principal Dancer Christopher Gerty, Blanco will be Principal Dancer Larkin Miller and Adam will be performed by Principal Dancer Ben Rudisin.

A co-production with The Royal Ballet, MADDADDAM was created in Toronto at the National Ballet and had its world premiere at the Four Seasons Centre in November 2022. The Royal Ballet presented the London premiere to sold-out houses in November 2024 and will remount the production in February 2027 to mark McGregor’s 20th anniversary as Resident Choreographer with the company. The highly anticipated Toronto revival includes some updates from the London production.

Exploring themes of extinction and invention, hubris and humanity, MADDADDAM splices together aspects of Atwood's activism and her connection to Canada. This post-apocalyptic world is brought to life by designers We Not I with bold costumes by Gareth Pugh, lighting by Lucy Carter, film design by Ravi Deepres and dramaturgy by Uzma Hameed.

Casting:

- Jimmy -

Siphesihle November (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Spencer Hack (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Crake - 

Harrison James (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Naoya Ebe* (June 14, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

Isaac Wright* (June 18 at 2:00 pm) 

- Oryx - 

Koto Ishihara (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Svetlana Lunkina (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Toby - 

Heather Ogden (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Alexandra MacDonald (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Ren -

Tirion Law* (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Monika Haczkiewicz* (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Amanda - 

Jenna Savella (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Agnes Su* (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Zeb -  

Christopher Gerty (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Peng Fei Jiang (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Blanco -  

Larkin Miller* (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Donald Thom (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

- Ancestor Adam - 

Ben Rudisin (June 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm) 

Jack Bertinshaw (June 14, 18, 20, 21 at 2:00 pm) 

*Debuts

Casting subject to change.

For tickets visit national.ballet.ca

Photo: Scene from MADDADDAM.