Ballet Jörgen Canada

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Atlantic Canada
Ontario
Western Canada
& Québec
Peggy Walt
Atlantic Coordinator
Ballet Jörgen Canada
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pwalt@eastlink.ca
Stéphanie Filippi
Prologue to the Performing Arts
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Clea Iveson
Education Manager
Ballet Jörgen Canada
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Cameron Smillie
Director of Touring
Ballet Jörgen Canada
519-770-0442
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Halifax | Ottawa | Toronto | Kitchener-Waterloo
Ballet Jörgen Canada
Address: George Brown College
Casa Loma Campus
160 Kendal Ave. Bldg C
Toronto, ON M5R 1M3
Canada
Phone:
416-961-4725
E-mail:
info@balletjorgen.ca
Web:
www.balletjorgencanada.ca
Registered Charitable Number
11879 8586 RR0001
Funding for A World To Shake was made possible by:
The John McKellar Foundation
J.P. Bickell Foundation
Ballet Jörgen Canada gratefully acknowledges the on-going support of:
www.balletjorgencanada.ca
About Ballet Jörgen Canada
CHOREOGRAPHER || Matjash Mrowzewski
STORY || Emil Sher
MUSIC || Eric Cadesky & Nick Dyer
COSTUME & SET DESIGN || Lori Endes
TECHNOLOGY & GRAHIC DESIGN || Mary Plasterer
RUN TIME || 1 hour; 6 min intro, 43 min dance, 10 min Q & A
DANCERS || Six; 3 men & 3 women
APPROPRIATE VENUES || Stage or School Gymnasium
FOR AGES || 4 through 14
“The music is superb,
the movement, transitions,
characters, costumes…
Loved it all. ”
Our combined Vision and Mission is: to advance the art and
appreciation of ballet through performance, educational
experiences and community outreach; and to connect with
Canadian communities and audiences, making ballet a familiar,
ongoing and shared experience.
Ballet Jörgen Canada’s repertoire is exclusively made up of
original Canadian works. Over the past two decades the
organization has evolved into “Canada’s Local Ballet
Company.” Today Ballet Jörgen Canada shares the art form
with more Canadian communities than any other dance
company and has established hubs in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto
with plans for Kitchener-Waterloo and other communities
across Canada. Ballet Jörgen Canada reaches over 40,000
people each year – one third of whom are under the age of 18.
This coming of age story developed by Montreal
born writer Emil Sher is told through the vibrant
choreography of the award-winning Matjash
Mrowzewski. Its set design, by Lori Endes, is
dynamically brought to life with lights, projections and rolling sets all of which are
integrated with Eric Cadesky & Nick
Dyer’s vibrant score. Captivating
for young audiences, this show
will make them laugh, learn
and reflect - all the while
exposing them to the
wonderful world of dance
and storytelling with
movement.
Photos by Karolina Kura
A World to Shake is a new and Canadian story! Esme is
turning 13 tomorrow. She wonders what’s next and reflects
on her past, all the while peering into her special snow
globe, a treasured gift from her mother. She shakes up the
world inside and is entranced by the enchanted village
that comes to life. Birds, a beautiful Tree, Beasts and a
Storm dance into this new world shaking it up with
adventures, new friends and challenges to overcome.
What will become of Esme’s worlds, real and imagined?