Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s The Nutcracker returns to River Run Centre on Dec. 20 and 21 at 7:30pm.
Last year 19 students from dance schools located in Guelph and the surrounding area were selected by Ballet Jörgen Canada to join the company’s professional cast for the Guelph performances.
“Performance experience such as this is a valuable addition to the education of a dance/performing arts student,” officials say. “Once again, we are delighted to offer the opportunity for local dance students to participate with the professional dancers in the December performances.”
Ballet Jörgen will audition local dance students on Sept. 9 at Centennial CVI in Guelph. Interested young dancers between the ages of 8 and 17 years are asked to register online at the website of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen www.balletjorgencanada.ca.
Selected students should be prepared to attend rehearsal for the remainder of the day and all day on Sept. 10.
Students must commit to attend all weekly Sunday rehearsals at Royal City School of Ballet and Jazz.Details of rehearsal schedule yet to be determined.
Students will need to be available throughout both performance days for dress rehearsal with the ballet company and evening performances at 7:30pm
Choreographed by Bengt Jörgen to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score, this re-working of the classic is born from a collaboration with Kleinburg’s world-renowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Ballet Jörgen’s The Nutcracker features as a backdrop, 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 journey through Canada’s northern lands filled with snowflakes, trilliums and woodland creatures.
Roles such as Deer, Beaver, Frog, Dragonfly, Squirrel and Bear Cub will be filled by young dancers selected during the auditions on Sept. 9.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen remains dedicated to sharing the art and appreciation of ballet from coast to coast to coast. Between September 2017 and May 2018 the company tours to nine provinces, with performances in over 40 communities. From Salt Spring Island to Newfoundland, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is the most widely toured of Canada’s professional ballet companies – a true national treasure.
For the River Run performances, all seats are reserved. Adult tickets are $51/$46, senior tickets are $48/$43 and student tickets are $35/$30. Premier seating price is $71.
Tickets are now on sale at River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or 1-877-520-2408 or www.riverrun.ca.
