GUELPH – Ballet Jörgen is returning to River Run Centre in December with two performances of The Nutcracker and once again is offering the opportunity for local dance students to perform with the professional dancers of Ballet Jörgen.
Nutcracker auditions are scheduled for Sept. 9 at the Guelph Youth Music Centre at 75 Cardigan St. in Guelph.
Interested young dancers between the ages of 8 and 17 are asked to register online at the Ballet Jörgen website jorgendance.ca.
Audition times will be provided after registration.
To register:
– visit the website
– select Jörgen Community Dance and follow the Youth Participant Programs link to The Nutcracker Local Participant Program;
– complete the registration form; and
– you will receive a telephone call within 10 business days confirming the exact time of your audition.
Selected students should be prepared to attend rehearsal for the remainder of the day on Sept. 9 and all day Sept. 10.
In the weeks leading up to the performance, the selected students will rehearse regularly at Royal City School of Ballet and Theatre Jazz Inc. in Guelph.
Performances are Dec. 20 and 21 at 7:30pm at the River Run Centre in Guelph.
Selected students will need to be available throughout both days for dress rehearsal with the ballet company and evening performances at 7:30pm.
Created in 2008, this production of The Nutcracker premiered to rave reviews and puts a Canadian stamp on Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score.
Choreographed by Bengt Jörgen, this delightful re-working of the timeless classic is born from a collaboration with the world-renowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Ballet Jörgen’s The Nutcracker features as backdrops, Canada’s 20th Century landscape artists Franklin Carmichael’s Church and Houses at Bisset (1931), Tom Thomson’s Snow in the Woods (1916) and L.L. FitzGerald’s Trees and Wildflowers (1922).
Audiences embark on a grand journey through our northern lands filled with snowflakes, trilliums and woodland creatures.
Roles such as Beaver, Frog, Dragonfly, Squirrel and Bear Cub will be filled by young dancers selected during the auditions on Sept. 9.
Founded in 1987, Ballet Jörgen is a classical ballet company with the mandate of making ballet accessible and relevant to 21st century audiences.
Ballet Jörgen strives to make dance inclusive of everyone, inspiring participation in and appreciation of the arts through personal connections and experience.
“Telling Canadian stories, and creating dance works informed by our Canadian identity, Ballet Jörgen is the most widely toured of Canada’s professional ballet companies – a true national treasure,” official state.
Adult tickets for the River Run performances are $55/$50; senior tickets are $51/$46; and student tickets are $38/$33.
Premier seating price is $78. Prices include HST.
Tickets are now on sale at River Run Centre Box Office at (519)763-3000 or 1-877-520-2408 or riverrun.ca.
