Ballet Jörgen/Canada is a Toronto-based ballet company directed by Bengt Jörgen, formerly a soloist with the National Ballet of Canada. The company's associate director is Arnold Spohr, for 30 years artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The company, which was founded in 1987, regularly tours throughout Canada, and since 1992 in the United States as well.Following the company's NYC debut, The New York Times said: "The company is a rare and exhilarating find. Freshness, authority and intelligence, as well as first-rate production values, are hallmarks of its work."
For the troupe of 18+ dancers, Mr. Jörgen has staged several popular, full-length classics: "The Nutcracker," "Romeo and Juliet," "Coppelia," and "Cinderella." For the 2009-2010 touring season, Ballet Jörgen will again tour its new, full-length production of "Anastasia," which premiered in the fall of 2007, as well as a revival of "Cinderella" to the music of Prokofiev. These full-length ballets can be adapted for theatres that do not have fly lofts.
Ballet Jörgen’s largest undertaking to date, “Anastasia” presents the magical story of the Russian princess Anastasia. Created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Bengt Jörgen, “Anastasia” is set to an original, full orchestra score by Canadian/Russian composer Ivan Barbotin.
The mystery of what happened to the young 17-year-old princess, Anastasia, has fascinated people for 90 years – spanning a multitude of books, movies, and musicals. “Anastasia” is both a tragic story of a simple, innocent girl and the subject of modern mythology, since little is certain of what actually happened that fateful summer of 1918.
Ballet Jörgen’s newly redesigned production of "The Nutcracker" is choreographed for the troupe of about 24 dancers, including four from the company's school in the lead children's roles. "The Nucracker" is usually available in the States beginning mid November and continuing only through the weekend following Thanksgiving.
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