Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a record setting week of programming across Canada from October 23 – 29.

Toronto – Halifax: Reaching 15 communities in four provinces Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will set a new record of dance programming with 65 performances and community events in a single week.

“We believe every Canadian no matter where they live should have affordable access to high-quality dance. For 30 years we at Canada’s Ballet Jörgen have lived this vision. We are proud of our accomplishment of delivering dance programming to 252 communities across Canada “– Artistic Director Bengt Jörgen

Next week Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will celebrate its anniversary with a focus on four provinces – Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia – that have played a significant role in its development as one of the country’s largest and most effective dance organizations.

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s first performance took place at the Main Dance place in Vancouver on October 16th, 1987 followed by performances at the Premiere Dance Theatre in Toronto on January 8th and 9th 1988. The company started touring Alberta in 1996 with performances in Red Deer and Grand Prairie. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen maintains an annual schedule of touring in Alberta and has extensive programming in British Columbia and Ontario.

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen has performed in Nova Scotia since 1994 and launched its first hub in Halifax in 2007. Today the company serves Nova Scotia, together with Ontario, as one of its two home provinces – offering multifaceted programming on a year-round basis.

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is a two time winner of the BC Touring Council’s Artists of the Year Award and the 2011 winner of the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to touring.

 

Programming for the week of October 23-29, 2017

Ontario

Toronto (Oct 25, 29) – Community Engagement Program
Markham (27) – Performance with Shanghai Theatre Academy
Orillia (Oct 28) – Performance – Muskoka Ballet Gala
Kitchener-Waterloo (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Guelph (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Sudbury (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Orillia (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Hamilton (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Brampton (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
London (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Brantford (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Ottawa (Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program
Markham ( Oct 29) – Community Engagement Program

Nova Scotia

Dartmouth (Oct 23) – School Performances
Halifax & Sheet Harbour (Oct 24) – School & Community Performances
Hammond Plains (Oct 25) – School Performances
Dartmouth & Lower Sackville (Oct 26) – School & Community Performances
Halifax (Oct 27) Community Performance
Truro (Oct 27) – BITS Performance – Master classes/Workshops
Halifax (Oct 28) – BITS Performance
Halifax (Oct 29) – Master classes/Workshops
 

British Columbia & Alberta

West Vancouver (Oct 23) – Master classes/Workshops & Community Engagement Program
West & North Vancouver (Oct 24) – Community Engagement Program
Airdrie (Oct 25) – Community Performance – Master classes/Workshops
Airdrie (Oct 26) – Community Performances
Airdrie (Oct 27) – Community Performance & Engagement Program

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The weeks programming is made possible by National Presenting Partner BMO Financial Group and the Ontario Arts Council’s Touring Program.

Nova Scotia School and Community Performances are supported by TD and lead philanthropic support for Nova Scotia programming is provided by Margaret & David Fountain.

Additional support comes from Aeroplan.

 

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen enriches our lives by bringing professional ballet to communities – large and small, urban and rural – across Canada. Known for the warmth and beauty of its productions, CBJ reaches every province, delivering more than 1,500 performances, ballet classes and community engagement events involving over 60,000 participants annually. 

https://canadasballetjorgen.ca/

For more information, photos, and/or to request an interview, contact:

Stephen Word, [email protected]   416-961-4725