Matthew Sly, as of Jan 1, 2009


Wilschenbrucher Weg 21
21335 Lüneburg
+49 (0) 4131 / 678 679
m.sly@web.de
Born: June 14, 1979
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 179 cm (5' 10")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)


          Interpretation

     In Theater Lüneburg:
Carmen (Opera) 27/09/08 4,11,14,19,26/10 9,14,23/11 5,9,25/12. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Georges Bizet. Small Scene. Then Singing.
Theaterfest. 31/08/08 Ingrid Burmeister. Cancan from Orpheus in der Unterwelt.
Ballettstudio 2008. 14,19,21,29/06/08 31/08. Slide Show (Yarika von der Ostenn,) -Pas de Deux. Feuervogel, revisited (Matthew Sly) Group. Schreibblockade, die (Kerstin Kessel) Group.
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (operette) 31/05/08 8,26/06 9,17,22/10 12,16,21,30/11 13,19,28,31/12. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Jacques Offenbach. Group, (dancing.)
Margarethe (opera) 29/04/08 3,18,25/05 4,13,15,17,20,24/06. Kerstin Kessel. Music: Charles Gounod. Group, ("dancing".)
Welcome to Heaven (TanzTheater.) 25,27/05/08 6,16,18,24/05. Heidrun Stahl. Solo with Group.
La Fille Mal Gardée. 9,12,21/02/08 1,14,18,26,30/03 4,5,10,20/04 02/05. Ingrid Burmeister. Alain.
Sind So Kleine Hände (Benefizveranstaltung; ie: Gala.) 15/09/07. Ingrid Burmeister. Blumen Waltz und? ????????
Theaterfest. 2/09/07 Ingrid Burmeister. Small Ballet exercise. Russian & Spanish & Flower Waltz from Nutcracker.
Ballettstudio 2007. 7,12,16,20,28,30/06/07. Two Twilight Dances (Matthew Sly,) -Pas de Deux. Tanz à la carte (Cordula Eccarius) corps pair. Stories of Children (Heidrun Stahl) Group. "Im Namen des Herrn ..." (Susanne Janßen) -one of six. Kleine Funken (Kerstin Kessel) -Group.
Das Land des Lächelns (operette) 2,10/06/07 11,14,28/10 2,10,17/11 11,19/12 5,9,19/01/08 1,17,24,29/02. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Franz Lehár. Group, (dancing.)
Welcome to Heaven -selections. 27/05/07. (TanzArt ostwest Tanzgala, in Gießen.) Heidrun Stahl. Solo (Tanztheater.)
Der Nussknacker. 10,14,18,22,24/02/07 7,11,23,25,30/03 1,10,13,17/04 3,16/11 15,26,30/12 4/01/08. Ingrid Burmeister. Corps with solo: Parent, Monster, Snow, Spanish, Russian, Flower waltz.
Neujahrs Konzert (1 small dance: Dance of the Hours.) 1/01/07. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Amilcare Ponchielli. Group.
Die Lustigen Weiber von Winsor (Komisch Oper). 25,29/11/06 6,14(Itzehoe),25/12 13/01/07 1,11,16,23,27/02 4,13/03. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Otto Nicolai. Group, (dancing.)
Theaterfest. 3/09/06 Ingrid Burmeister. Small Ballet exercise. Russian trio from Nutcracker, Mazurka from Bettelstudent, and Bluesband/Orchestra.
Ballettstudio 2006. 9,14,16,22,27,29/06/06. Verregneter Ferientag (Matthew Sly,) -One of three dancers. Das wilde Leben der Eintagsfliegen (Kerstin Kessel) -one of six. Two Birds (Heidrun Stahl) Duet (of three pairs.) Three Pieces for Bluesband and Symphony Orchestra (Ingrid Burmeister,) Group.
Der Bettelstudent (Operette). 20,28/05/06 12,15,22,27,31/10 10,17/11 3,8,12,16,26,31/12 10,17,20/01/07 25/02. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Karl Millöker. Group, (dancing.)
Viva la Mamma (Opera). 25,28/03/06 12,30/04 6,12,16,26/05 1,11,18,21/06. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Gaetano Donizetti. Group (dancing.)
Sommernachttraum & Gaite Parisienne. 11,14,16,19,26/02/06 5,8,10,12,14,17,29,31/03 8/04. Ingrid Burmeister. Lysander (In Summernight's Dream.) Group: Waiter, Gangster, Waltz (x 2), Batuque finale.
Die Csárdásfürstin (Operette). 29/09 9,14/10 6,12,30/11 7,13,18,23,31/12/05 3,22,28/01/06 3/02. Ingrid Burmeister. Music: Emmerich Kálmán. Group, (dancing.)
Theaterfest. 4/09/05 Ingrid Burmeister (&Kerstin Kessel for jazz.) Ballet and Jazz training; Odd bit of Gaite Parisien.

Third Breath 27/09/06. Jean-Louis Morin. In Montreal School 40th Gala. Group.
Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, in a Ballettbend 5/05/05. Only Adagio and Coda, with Katia Alves de Alencar. Ballett-Studio Glasow (in Hagen.) The Slave.

     In Landestheater Detmold:
Ausflug in die Wunderwelt (Alice in Wonderland, Dance-work for Children). 8,10/06/05. Patrizia Ciná. Music: Svetozar Tchenichev. A Tear, Monkey, the Cook, Mad Hatter, and a Card.
Boccaccio (Comic Opera). 1,3,18,19,24/06/05. Richard Lowe. Music: Franz von Suppé. Group -Harlequin.
Die verkaufte Braut (Bartered Bride: Comic Opera). 22/04 4,6/05 16,29/06. Richard Lowe. Music: Bedrich Smetana. "Hans", the Wedding Pair.
Die Geschichte vom Soldaten / Der Krieg und das Mädchen. 30,31(Bad Oeynhausen)/03/05 1,3,7,8,10,17,19,20,27/04 8/05 11/06. Richard Lowe. Music: Igor Strawinsky. The Soldier.
Cabaret (Musical.) 17t,18g,19t,31g,31t/12, 10g,12t,13tg,14(Lünen),17g,26t(Gütersloh)/01/05, 4g,6t,19tg,20,20g,28t(Gütersloh)/02, 2g,5t(Hamm),8tg(Bad Salzuflen),10t(Lippstadt),12tg(Hameln),15(Paderborn),16g(Witten),17(Bad Oeynhausen),27g/03 4t(Lemgo),9g(Herford)/04, 1t(Remscheid),2tg(Remscheid),12,16g/05. Richard Lowe, Music by John Kander. Group, with t-rio, (two Ladies) or Solo g-orilla.
Theater Festival. 03/07/04. Les Miserable (see below) Tavern Scene, Singing "Willkommen" From Cabaret, My Fair Lady(Musical,) "A Bit of Luck", singing and Dancing.
Cinderella. 2004: 10,11,25(Bad Oeynhausen)/03 14,30/04 2,8,16,26,27/05 10(Paderborn, only Waltz),19,25/06 9,11/07 26/12.
Richard Lowe. Music: Serge Prokofiev. Prince's friend.
Cinderella, cont. 12(Paderborn),21(Hameln)/10/04 16(Gütersloh)/11 11/12(Witten). Prince.
New Year's. 31/12/03(x2). Richard Lowe. (Trich Trach Polka) Chimney Sweep.
Der Graf von Luxemburg (Operette.) 21,31/12/03 10(x2),14,31/01/04 3,12(Bad Oeynhausen),13(Bad Pyrmont),20(Lünen)/02 16(Hameln)/03 11,27(Paderborn)/04 26/09 24/10(Itzehoe) 13(Herford),28/11 27/12 22/01/05(Wolfsburg) 24/05(Paderborn).
Richard Lowe. Music: Franz Lehár Group.
Let Me Live. 20,21/11/03 3,4,5/05/04 22,23/06 28/09(only 2 scenes, in Düsseldorf, "Spielplan-Präsentation der NRW-Landesbühnen) 04(Beverungen),24(Ostbevern)/11 02/12(Recklinghausen) 17,18,18/05/05. Richard Lowe. Music: Queen. The Bad Guy.
Victor /Victoria (Musical.) 13/10/03(x2) 11(Paderborn),15/11 3/12 8/02/04(Lübbecke) 24/03.) Richard Lowe. Group.
Bus Station. 4,6(Hameln),12,26/10/03 30/11 24/01/04 06/02 13/03 02/04 31/05 20/06. (Then with first number too:) 30/09/04 1(Lünen),5(Rheda-Wiedenbrück)/10 6/11(All the dances) 22/12 18(Only "Bomba" and "Lady in Red", for "Neujahrsempfang des Intendanten"),25/01/05 12,25/02 11/03 23/04 25/06 4/06/06(As a guest dancer: My number, Street scene, finale). Richard Lowe. Group.
Das Land des Lächelns (Operette.) 19,21/09/03 5(Bad Pyrmont),12(Gütersloh x2)/11 26/12 21(Herford),27(Marl)/03/04 17/04(Witten). Richard Lowe. Group.
Les Miserables (Musical.) 9/09/03(Bad Salzuflen) 30/10(Itzehoe) 28/11(Hameln) 29,30/12 26,27/01(Minden) 15(Lingen),21/02 02(Nienburg),07(Minden)/03 9,22(Velbert)/04 28/06 04(Hameln),29(Bad Salzuflen)/06. Ulf Reiher. Corps.
Chopiniana Variation. 7/09/03. For Sparkasse Matinee. The Poet.


      In Vanemuine Theater:
Aida (Musical.) 6,7,13,14,15/06/03. Chorio? Soldier, Slave, Minister.
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois. 1/06/03. Petia(?). Ali (The Slave.)
Le Nozze di Figaro. 12,17,30/04/03 10/05. Oleg Titov. Basilio.
Blood Brothers (Musical.) 25,26/02/03 4,5/03. Willy Russel, Retaught by Marica Aidla. Group.
Un Ballo in Maschera (Opera by Verdi). 2/02/03. Oleg Titov, Music Giuseppe Verdi. Group.
Armastuse Tango. 13(In Tallinn Canadian Embasy Christmass Party, Duet.), 14,15(Duet only)/12/02 10/01/03 27,30(Twice, only the Trio, in Riihima, Finland) 5/04. Mai Murdmaa. Soloist ?Florino?.
Armastuse Tango. 24/01/03 5/02 8,31(Tallinn)/03 1/05(Riiga). Corps de Ballet.
New Year's Strippers. 28/12/02. Oleg Titov. Group.
Mustlased (Gypsie Folk Dancing). 15/12/02 1/06/03. Ruslan Steponov. Trio.
Fluxus. 17,18,31/10/02 1,17/11 15,20/12 23/01/03 27/02 20,30(Twice, only Duet, in Riihima, Finland)/03 6/04 3/05
3,18(Duet in Tallinn)/03.) Teet kask. Duet and Group.
Tartu Opera Gala. 17/08/02. Rufina Noor. Group.
Evita (Musical.) 10 times, 7/06/02 to 19/06/02. Juri Nael. Corps(Soldier and Peasant.)
Pas de Six, from La Vivandiere. 16/12/01 Adagio. 28/04/02 Complete. 1,6/06 Adagio. Arthur Saint-Leon. Guest soloist for Vanemuine Ballet School.
Chopiniana (Les Sylphides.) 30/03/02(7th Waltz) 14,22,28(Parnu, 7th Waltz)/04 4(Viljandi 7th Waltz),9,18(Kaunass Lithuania 7th Waltz)/05 6/06(7th Waltz) 20,24/10 16/11 12,30(Twice, Finland, 7th Waltz)/03/03. Mihail Fokine. The Poet.
Quitri's Wedding (One act Don Quixoté.) 16/12/01(Pas de Deux) 14/04/02 28/09 16/02/03(With Mari). Viestrus after Petipa. Basil.
Quitri's Wedding. 22/04/02 3,9/05 21/09 16/11 Toreodor. 12/03/03 Sequedilla(Character).
University Ball Entertainment. 1/12/01. Oleg Titov. Small group.
Gypsy (Musical.) 2,5,7,14,20/12/01 2,10,16,20/01/02 2?,13,27/02 13,17/03 3,20/04 4/05 4,11,12,26/10 6,30/11 21/12 4,25/01/03 22/03 17/04. Mare Tommingas. Broadway singer/dancer and French Reporter.
Bamby. 27/10/01 4,14,28/11 21/12 3,9,13,17/01/02 9,15(Lihula)/02 1,21/03 7,17/04 15/05 3,30(Põlva)/10 2/11 19/12 5,13(Twice in Tallinn),25/01/03 20/02(Valga) 10/03(Twice in Tallinn). Janek Sasvolainen. Group (Stag and "Metsised").
Tuhkatriinu (Cinderella). 29/09/01 11(Põlva),19,29/10 16,25/11 12/12 11/01/02 6/02 14/03. Ülo Vilimaa. Prince.
Charley's Aunt. 28/09/01 17/10 1,11(Viljandi)/11 15/12 14/02/02 3,13/03 1(Tallinn),6/04 17/01/03. Oleg Titov. Soloist.


      In Albany Berkshire Ballet.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice. 22/07/02. Robert Atwood. Elemental.
Graduation Ball. 21(5 times at museum), 22/07/02. Interpreted by Madeline. Corps.
Adventures in a Perambulator. 18/07/02. Madeline Cantarella Culpo. Group.
Carmina Burana. 8,12,13,14(somewhere), 15,19,20,22/07/02. Paula Weber. Group and Queen of England.

Eurovision Song Contest. 25/05/02. Teet Kask. Dance Group.

       Noor Eesti Ballet Fouetté (Estonian Ballet Fouetté)

Le Corsaire. 12/05/01(Pas de Trois only) 9(PDT),15,16,17,22,29,30/06/01. Petipa. Ali (the Slave.)
Nutcracker Pas de deux. 15,19,22,29/12/00 19,21,27/01/01 9,17/02 10,17/03. Petipa. Cavaleir.
The Fairy Doll Pas de Troix. See Above (Nutcracker PDD) + 19/11/00 28/01/01 18/02 18/03 12/05. ??Petipa??. Harlequin.
Paquita, last act. 22,23/11/00 9/12 3,16,23(Põltsamaa)/02/01 3,9/03 14,20,28/04 12/05 6/06. Petipa. Pas De Trois.
Paquita, last act. 25/11/00 13,14/12 10,25/02/01. Petipa. Prince.
Humpbacked Horse, second act. 22,23/11/00 9/12 3,16,23(Põltsamaa),25/02 3,9/03 14,20,28/04 12/05 6/06. Arthur Saint-Léon. Ocean King.

     Banff Festival Ballet.

Creaturehood. Aug 3,5, 2000. Shawn Hounsell. Group.
Quest. Aug 2,3,4,5, 2000. Crystal Pite. Group.
Time Out of Mind. July 17,18,19, 1999. Brian Macdonald. Group.

Albany Berkshire Ballet.

The Nutcracker. 18/11/99 to 22/12/99 (20? Performances.) Madeline Cantarella Culpo. Parent, Snow Pas de Deux, Cavaleir.
The Nutcracker. Nov 21-Dec 19 1998, inclusive. Madeline Cantarella Culpo. Parent, Spanish, Russian, Snow Pas de Deux.

Jeune Ballet du Québec.

Ouroboros. Ape 2(Montreal), May(France) 11,15, 1999. Jean Grand-Maitre. Group, Duo and Soloist.
Third Breath. Ape 2(Montreal), May(France) 11,15,18-21,25,27,30, 1999. Jean-Louis Morin. Corps and Soloist.
Entre Nous. Oct 31, 1998(as little demonstration). Benjamin Hatcher. Group.
Abraxas. Ape 29, 1998(Paris). Olivier Perriguey. Corps.

Nutcracker. Dec 4-Dec 7 1997. Ballet Ouest (Montreal). Peggy Mehuys. Soldier Doll, Spanish.
Sleeping Beauty Excerpts (in School Show). Ape 4, 1997. Ecole Superieure de Danse du Quebec. Marius Petipa. Rose Adagio.
Dirty Laundry (In Victoria Fringe Festival). Sept 1995. Kyra Dance Project. Kristine Letson. Group.


Contracts
Theater Lüneburg. (Deutschland.) Aug 05- Present. Ingrid Burmeister. Corps with Solo. Christina Wojtasik.
Landestheater Detmold. (Deutschland.) Aug 03- Aug 05. Richard Lowe. Corps with Solo. Patricia Bernardi.
Vanemuine Theater Aug 01- June 03. Mare Tommingas. Soloist. Rufina Noor, Jelena Poznjak-Kolar, Viestrus Jansons.
Albany Berkshire Ballet Jun 02-Jul 02. Madeline Cantarella Culpo. "Dance Fellowship" Soloist Paula Weber
Eurovision Song Contest, 2002. May. Teet Kast (Dance.) Company.
Estonian Ballet Fouette Oct 00-Jul 01. Tõnu Veiler. Soloist. Svetlana Belojan, Ilya Novoseltsev.
Banff festival Ballet June 00-Aug 00. Brian Macdonald, O.C. Company. Margaret Mercier-Wolf, Raymond Smith.
Albany Berkshire Ballet Nov 99-Dec 99. Madeline Cantarella Culpo. "Dance Fellowship" Soloist William Cooley.
Banff festival Ballet June 99-Jul 99.Brian Macdonald, O.C. Company. Annette av Paul, Victoria Simon, Michael Byars, Susan Toumine.
Albany Berkshire Ballet Nov 98-Dec 98. Madeline Cantarella Culpo. "Dance Fellowship" Soloist William Cooley.

Formation

École Supérieure de Danse du Québec Sept 96-June 99. Daniel Seillier(Ballet), Didier Chirpaz(Ballet), Gilbert Mayer(Ballet), Vincent Warren(History), Edward Hillier(Ballet), Luc Amyot(Ballet, Pas de Deux), Beverly Aitchison(Ballet, Floor-Barre), Samuel Abramian(Ballet), Helene Melancon (Modern), Caitlan Maggs(Modern)
Jig Classes Sept 97-Dec 97. Cristian Florescu (Irish & Quebecoise)
Academy of Ballet Sept 93-June 96. Kristine Letson (Ballet, Improvisation, Modern), Deborah Skelton (Ballet, Corporal Mime)
National Ballet School July 92-June 93. Elizabeth Wojtowicz(Ballet)
Academy of Ballet Sept 89-June 92. Kristine Letson(Ballet)

Non-dance Training
*Prima Youth Choir* Sept 94-June 96. Bruce Moor(Singing)
*Spectrum Community School* Sept 94-June 96. Physics, Math, Dance, Singing, Computer Programming, Acting. British Columbia High-School Graduate.
*Victoria Conservatory of Music* Sept 87-May 91. Irene Fast(Music Theory)

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