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Profile Dance/Ballet Pianist, Vocal Coach/Répétiteur, Composer, Music Director, Interdisciplinary Artists, Creator/Founder of BallegroPlayer.com Key Experiences Dance/Ballet Pianist, École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec (Montréal, QC) – 2019-Present Playing for professional/general programs & summer intensives throughout the school year Pianist, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada) – 2019-Present Playing for regular/pre-performance company classes and recreational programs Company Pianist, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada) – 2019-Present Playing for regular & pre-performance company classes throughout the season Company Pianist, Ballet BC (Vancouver, BC, Canada) – 2016-2018 Playing for company and community outreach classes throughout the season Founder/Creator, Ballegro Player - Your Pocket Ballet Pianist (World) – 2016-Present Created Ballegro Player ballet music app - iOS/Web available worldwide Dance/Ballet Pianist, Arts Umbrella for Young People (Vancouver, BC) – 1998-2018 Playing for professional and general programs throughout the school year Dance/Ballet Pianist, Simon Fraser University Dance Program (Vancouver, BC) – 1998-2014 Playing for university-level dance department classes: ballet, modern (Limón, Cunningham, Horten, Graham), contemporary and improvisation Répétiteur, Vancouver Opera & Canadian Opera Company (Vancouver/Toronto) – 1999-2001 Working with the conductors and playing for opera rehearsals: soloists & chorus Playing with the orchestra in performances Education Brandon University (Brandon, MB) – Master of Music/Piano Performance (Accompaniment), 1996 Skills Demonstrated high level of musicianship, musicality and technical ability on the piano Demonstrated high level of collaboration skills & knowledge in interdisciplinary setting Thorough knowledge of ballet: vocabulary and repertoire Strong sight-reading and improvisation skills in a variety of musical styles Strong interpersonal and social skills | Good communicator Trilingual: English (Fluent) | French (Intermediate/Advanced) | Mandarin & Taiwanese Yawen Wang 1965, Ch.du Bord-du-Lac--Lakeshore Dorval, QC H9S 2G2 Canada +1 236-868-9958 [email protected] yawen.ca ballegroplayer.com

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Profile Dance/Ballet Pianist, Vocal Coach/Répétiteur, Composer, Music Director, Interdisciplinary Artists, Creator/Founder of BallegroPlayer.com

Key Experiences Dance/Ballet Pianist, École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec (Montréal, QC) – 2019-Present Playing for professional/general programs & summer intensives throughout the school year

Pianist, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada) – 2019-Present Playing for regular/pre-performance company classes and recreational programs

Company Pianist, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada) – 2019-Present Playing for regular & pre-performance company classes throughout the season

Company Pianist, Ballet BC (Vancouver, BC, Canada) – 2016-2018 Playing for company and community outreach classes throughout the season

Founder/Creator, Ballegro Player - Your Pocket Ballet Pianist (World) – 2016-Present Created Ballegro Player ballet music app - iOS/Web available worldwide

Dance/Ballet Pianist, Arts Umbrella for Young People (Vancouver, BC) – 1998-2018 Playing for professional and general programs throughout the school year

Dance/Ballet Pianist, Simon Fraser University Dance Program (Vancouver, BC) – 1998-2014 Playing for university-level dance department classes: ballet, modern (Limón, Cunningham,

Horten, Graham), contemporary and improvisation

Répétiteur, Vancouver Opera & Canadian Opera Company (Vancouver/Toronto) – 1999-2001 Working with the conductors and playing for opera rehearsals: soloists & chorus

Playing with the orchestra in performances

Education Brandon University (Brandon, MB) – Master of Music/Piano Performance (Accompaniment), 1996

Skills Demonstrated high level of musicianship, musicality and technical ability on the piano Demonstrated high level of collaboration skills & knowledge in interdisciplinary setting Thorough knowledge of ballet: vocabulary and repertoire Strong sight-reading and improvisation skills in a variety of musical styles Strong interpersonal and social skills | Good communicator Trilingual: English (Fluent) | French (Intermediate/Advanced) | Mandarin & Taiwanese

Yawen Wang

1965, Ch.du Bord-du-Lac--Lakeshore Dorval, QC H9S 2G2 Canada

+1 236-868-9958

[email protected] yawen.ca ballegroplayer.com

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References Pierre Lapointe (Les Grands Ballets Canadien), Anik Bissonnette (ESBQ), Louis Robitaille (BJM), Emily Molnar (Ballet BC), Beverley Bagg (Alberta Ballet), Artemis Gordon (Arts Umbrella), Risa Steinberg and Francisco Martinez (Julliard).

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Yawen’s Ballet Pianist Demohttps://vimeo.com/album/5493384

Yawen’s Ballet Class Demo 13:45 https://vimeo.com/295959043

1. Ronds de Jambe 00:00 - 02:16 Music: Homage to Rachmaninoff (Yawen Wang)

2. Dégagés (Fast) 02:16 - 03:27 Music: Finger Buster (Jelly Roll Morton)

3. Fondus 03:28 - 05:14 Music: Hesitation Tango (Samuel Barber)

4. Frappés 05:15 - 06:20 Music: Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov / Rachmaninoff)

5. Grands Battements 06:21 - 07:45 Music: March from The Love for Three Oranges (Sergei Prokofiev)

6. Adage (Centre) 07:46 - 09:04 Music: O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini)

7. Pirouettes 09:05 - 10:18 Music: Tango (Igor Stravinsky)

8. Petit Allegro 10:19 - 11:04 Music: Paquita - Variation 5 (Nikolai Tcherepnin)

9. Pirouettes/Grand Allegro 11:05 - 13:44 Music: Magic Waltz (Amedeo Tommasi)

Recorded on October 13, 2018 at SFU School for the Contemporary Arts, Dance Department, Vancouver, BC, Canada Credits- Pianist:Yawen Wang- Dancer: Miriam Gittens- Videographer: Peter Smida- Sound Engineer: Michael Foster

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Yawen’s Ballet Pianist Demohttps://vimeo.com/album/5493384

Ballet Repertoire Excerpts https://vimeo.com/album/5493384

Alice’s Adventure of Wonderland (Joby Talbot) 06:45 https://vimeo.com/295955561- Prologue (00:00 - 03:30)- Caterpillar (03:32 - 04:48)- The Chase (04:49 - 06:44)

Romeo & Juliet (Sergei Prokofiev) - Balcony Scene (S19-21) 08:25 https://vimeo.com/295952541- Scene 19 (00:00 - 03:40) - Scene 20 (03:41 - 04:58) - Scene 21 (04:59 - 08:24)

Apollon Musagète (Igor Stravinsky) - Coda 03:00 https://vimeo.com/295951000- Coda (00:00 - 03:00)

Recorded on October 13, 2018 at SFU School for the Contemporary Arts, Dance Department, Vancouver, BC, Canada Credits- Pianist:Yawen Wang- Videographer: Peter Smida- Sound Engineer: Michael Foster

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Yawen Wang

References More references and testimonials: https://www.ballegroplayer.com/p/artists

1. Curtis Foley

• Ballet Master, Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa (Warsaw, Poland) & Former Resident Ballet Teacher at Ballet BC (Vancouver, Canada)

• Contact: [email protected]

2. Beverley Bagg

• Ballet Mistress, Alberta Ballet Company & Ballet BC (Calgary & Vancouver, Canada)

• Contact: [email protected] | (778) 833-1957

3. Suzanne Ouellette

• Former Resident Ballet Teacher, Ballet BC (Vancouver, Canada)

• Contact: [email protected] | (604) 779-1927

4. Pamela Rosa

• Co-Owner, Harbour Dance Centre (Vancouver, Canada)

• Contact: [email protected] | (778) 846-5121

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