KITCHENER – Ballet Jörgen Canada, Canada’s Local Ballet Company, has announced the local premiere of a new ballet, Anastasia.
The fate of the youngest daughter of the last Czar of Russia is a tale shrouded in mystery. Set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution that transformed an empire and shook the world, the audience follows Anastasia as she moves from the ballrooms of St. Petersburg to captivity and beyond
“The mystique that still surrounds the fate of Anastasia, set against the backdrop of the Russian revolution, makes this a fascinating story to explore. The fact that her family was closely associated with the evolution of ballet as an art form through their personal patronage of the Imperial Ballet adds particular poignancy to telling this story through the medium of ballet. Anastasia will be Ballet Jörgen Canada’s largest undertaking to date and a significant commitment to the development of new ballet productions for Canadian stages,” said artistic director Bengt Jörgen.
An original symphonic score has been commissioned from Russian-Canadian composer Ivan Barbotin, who has previously created scores for Ballet Jörgen Canada dance works such as The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Velveteen Rabbit. The new ballet is the troupe’s most ambitious work to date. The show runs at Centre In The Square on March 1 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale at the Centre In The Square Ticket Centre at 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.
