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Meet Jessica Murphy
Jessica is our Volunteer Database Management Assistant. She works on creating relational records for outreach and survey participants. Jessica holds a BA in Visual Arts and Psychology from the...
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Atlantic Canada Season in Review
Photos from our performance of Swan Lake at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium By Peggy Walt, BJC Atlantic Canada Coordinator We opened our 2012-2013 Atlantic season with the return of Ballet in the Studio...
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Hamilton Season in Review
Photograph by Linda Schettle By Allyson Wenzowski, BJC Hamilton Coordinator BJC presented a late November performance of Swan Lake at Hamilton Place. The dancers and administration at BJC were highly...
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Ottawa Season in Review
By Colin Asuncion As Canada's local ballet company, we are always happy to present a variety of programs and performances in our nation's capital. During the holiday season, we presented The...
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Toronto Season in Review
Photos from our final Ballet in the Studio performance of the 2012-2013 season Photographs by Christine Woolnough By Colin Asuncion From anniversary celebrations to our full-scale stage performances,...
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Farewell to Sam Driscoll
Sam Driscoll was one of our Volunteer Dance Education Assistants. A recent graduate of the Stage and Screen program at Queen's University, Sam is also a dancer. She has been teaching ballet since age...
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Thank you to our Swan Lake Local Participants
By Clea Iveson It was a huge pleasure for Ballet Jorgen Canada to have local dance and theatre students performing with us in our production of Swan Lake for our 25th anniversary season. Each...
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Farewell to Olivia Filippo
Olivia was one of our Volunteer Dance Education Assistants, working with our Education Manager to organize student applications, send acceptance letters, and coordinate our summer programs admissions....
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A message from Mara Nickerson
How I have enjoyed celebrating Ballet Jorgen Canada's 25th Anniversary! Our tour of Swan Lake to 33 communities across Canada allowed us to share our growth as a company with friends old and new. The...
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Our favourite memories of the season
We share our favourite memories of the 25th Anniversary Season. I loved seeing the audience and dancers after the show reacting to the beautiful Swan Lake cake made by Atlantic Advisory Board member...
View ArticleJunior Company 2013
We are proud to announce the names of our 2013 Junior Company members: Reika Boku - Sendai, Japan Leah Bonli - Calgary, AB Josephine Cheung - Shatin, Hong Kong Kiara Flavin - Kingston, ON Elizabeth...
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2013 Junior Company: Meet Josephine Cheung
By Vanessa Stiernholm Josephine Cheung was born in Hong Kong, China. She started dancing when she was only three years old. Her passion for dance began at such a young age that she cannot really...
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2013 Junior Company: Meet Kiara Flavin
Kiara performs in our studios at George Brown College. By Vanessa Stiernholm In 2008, Kiara began studying at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. She was there for two years, leaving in 2010 to start...
View ArticleFrom a mother's perspective
By Vanessa Stiernholm It's Monday July 29, the last day of the summer intensive I program at Ballet Jorgen Canada. The mothers peer into the studio windows to watch their children dance, all bursting...
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2013 Junior Company: Meet Elizabeth Gagnon
Elizabeth getting into character during a studio rehearsal By Vanessa Stiernholm Elizabeth graduated from the Professional Ballet Program at Canada's National Ballet School in 2010. She went on to...
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Meet Debbie Wilson
By Vanessa Stiernholm Starting dance by age four, and joining a professional dance company by age 12, Debbie Wilson has spent virtually her whole life in the dance industry. Originally from the United...
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Dancing through Brazil
By Vanessa Stiernholm Canada's Ballet Jorgen annually tours throughout Canada and the Northern U.S.A. However, some of our company dancers even journey to other continents to share the ballet...
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In Memoriam: Andy Silber
Artistic Director Bengt Jorgen with Andy Silber at his appointment as an Honorary Trustee on November 27th, 2012. It is with great sadness Ballet Jorgen Canada notes the passing of Honorary Trustee...
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Solos Duets: September 19, 2013
Solos & Duets is a unique program that gives local choreographers the opportunity to work with Ballet Jorgen dancers at no personal cost, with the goal of creating short works or choreographic...
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Let?s take a little trip down memory road shall we?
By Cristina Graziano Let's take a little trip down memory road shall we? I first met Robert Desrosiers when I was 21 years old. It was my first season with the company and we were doing a mixed...
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