Alberta Ballet
Alberta Ballet Programs
Weeks - Start Dt | Program Type - Name | Age Range | |
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3 - 7/17/2023 | Summer - Summer | 10 - 22 | |
38 - 9/6/2022 | PostHS - Post Graduate | 18 - 21 |
2016/17 - Shadowland, Dracula, The Nutcracker, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Life, Alice in Wonderland, Our Canada
2015/16 - Balletlujah!, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nutcracker, Shaping Sound, Dynamic Directions, Romeo & Juliet, Love Lies Bleeding
2014/15 - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - Director's Cut, Carmen & Forgotten Land, La Bayadère: The Temple Dancer (Houston Ballet), A Winter Celebration, Winter Demonstration, Don Quixote, The Three Musketeers, The Nutcracker
Jean Grand-Maître - assumed the artistic leadership of Alberta Ballet in 2002. Born in Hull, PQ, he began his dance training at York University in Toronto and continued at Montreal’s L’École Supérieure de Danse du Québec. He later danced with Ballet British Columbia and Theatre Ballet of Canada. After working internationally for 14 years as an independent choreographer and director, he created and staged new works for many of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies, theatre festivals, circus performers, opera companies, stage musicals, television specials, and for film. He has been commissioned by renowned ballet companies such as the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro alla Scala, the Stuttgart Ballet, the National Norwegian Ballet, the Bavarian State National Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Ballet British Columbia, the National Ballet of Cuba, Ballet Jörgen and the Hartford Ballet. He has staged and choreographed large scale events and has collaborated with numerous renowned theatre directors such as Michel Lemieux for the street parade celebrating Montreal’s 350th anniversary. He was Director of Choreography for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
First Company - 2015 Total 34: 19 Female, 15 Male
Second Company - 2015 Total 8: 6 Female, 2 Male
Apprentice - none
Trainee - none
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Alberta Ballet Calgary
141 -18th Avenue SW
Calgary Canada T2R 1K7
Summer audition
Fee: $50
Junior Audition (Grade 6-9): 11:00 am MST
Senior Audition (Grade 10-12): 1:00 pm MST
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Alberta Ballet School invites you to audition for our 2024 Summer Intensive taking place in Calgary, Alberta. Strengthen and develop your abilities through this full day Intensive Training Program taught by Alberta Ballet School's Professional Faculty. This audition is also the first step in securing Acceptance to our 2024-25 Full Year Professional Division Program for Grades 7 to 12.
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