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Alberta Ballet thrills and inspires audiences with unparalleled productions. As a resident company of the Jubilee Auditorium, it reaches over 60,000 Albertans each year with performances in Calgary and Edmonton.
Alberta Ballet's standing company of artists are classically trained and renowned for wide-ranging versatility. These dancers come from across Canada and around the world. Many company dancers are alumni of Alberta Ballet School, Alberta Ballet's training division.
Alberta Ballet's mission is to ignite the curiosity and imagination of people in all communities across the province, championing their stories and experiences through dance training, creation and performances.
Each Alberta Ballet's seasons are a line-up of fresh narratives and creative beginnings. Featuring world premieres and family favourites, the season offers an exciting blend of tradition and innovation filled with productions that will bring artists, sets, music, and storytelling from across the world.
This was my very first ballet and I was so impressed. I laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the entire show. I thought the dancing was fabulous and they portrayed so much emotion. I could feel so much through the performance. Thank you for this beautiful portrayal of Hanzel and Gretel. I had so much fun!!
As a contemporary opera, we didn't know much about it. We were delightfully surprised with the quality of the production, the characters, the ballet, the costumes and the creative set design. Bravo ! Our only disappointment was the small audience for such a well done production.
Beautiful. A dark, Grimm fairytale, mixed with Tim Burton-y burlesque.
Our family really enjoyed this performance. It was our first time at the ballet and everyone was pleasantly surprised as to how much they liked it. Great value for a nice evening out!
So enjoyable. My 7 yo absolutely loved it too. Beautiful stylization and fun interpretation of the story. Highly recommended.
Loved the artistic rendering of this fairytale: silent film, 20's jazz. The sets and costumes were very imaginative (think Cirque du Soleil), the fresh score held up the dance component beautifully. I so enjoyed the addition of caring parents, and their pas de deux - romantic and moving. I would definitely recommend seeing this ballet if you have a chance.
It was a lovely afternoon. Dancing was wonderful. Costumes were great!
This show went way beyond my expectations. It was fabulously quirky, hilarious and the music was phenomenal. By far my most favorite and memorable ballet! I dont know how another show can top it. I didnāt want it to end!
The Hansel and Gretel Ballet was very well done. The principals were amazing. Enjoyed by all.
Absolutely one of the best shows Iāve been blessed to watch. Was entertaining and inspirational with such great talent. Will definitely recommend such events to my friends.
Interesting depiction of Hansel & Gretel. Beautiful dancers, engaging story line. Great costumes. Visually pleasing and fun. Even my 17 year old daughter loved it. Best ballet performance Iāve seen in awhile!
This was the most incredible ballet ever. The performance was superb. So much vibrant energy, fun, entertaining and all around awesome. The Alberta Ballet has definitely reached top notch with the Hansel & Gretel ballet! Thank you for the most wonderful experience. Warm regards, Jodie Moser
Hansel and Gretel was a fabulous production . Had Abit of everything in it , so well done
I feel fortunate to have got to go and see the ballet. All of the performers were so talented. The set, costumes and makeup were all so well done. I have no doubt all of the shows this team puts on will be amazing and super entertaining. I laughed and cried during the production, and highly recommend.
The production of Hansel and Gretel was fantastic. A modern yet familiar take on the story line. Excellent talent and performance.
Dancers were absolutely incredible and the story was amazing. Very worth it. The only downside was the people sitting next to me who continued to talk and would take me out of the story each time. Please remember to not bring young children who are not capable of sitting quietly for an extended period of time as it is rude to those around you. Especially to an evening performance.
The show was great but the chosen location (Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium) for the ballet is not good. Instead of enjoying the show, I enjoyed the view of the head of the person sitting in front of me. I have never had such kind of problem in a movie theatre, Jack Singer Concert Hall or Max Bell Theatre.
I love going to see the Nutcracker and have been for years now. However, since last year they have taken out many of the great dances based of off the Spanish, Arabian, Chinese and French and turned them into dances of people in white costumes dancing around to the same music no longer showcasing the different nationalities. It's incredibly sad to watch. Though I will say the dancing of the actors was great this year, I really hope they bring back the international dances in 2024.
Chose to give up my season subscription this year due to the huge bump in prices. Decided to take in the Nutcracker as hadnāt been for over 20 years. Was expecting something fabulous. This however appeared to be an edited version of past ballets with most of the focus on the opening act. The magic of the travels through the different realms was non existent but rather mashed up into one set with Clara merely sitting on the sidelines as an observer. The mice & wolf costumes were wonderful but those of the dancers of the 2nd act were dull & old looking. The ballet has become an expensive undertaking but the quality of the performances of this company has diminished significantly from the past.
We attended the matinee performance of the Nutcracker on Dec. 23rd. There seemed to be a new energy in this years performance. Although we still love the ballerina that portrayed Clara in the last 2 seasons, this years Clara, Nutcracker and Drosselmeyer did a brilliant job, both in their acting and their dancing. All the dancers were exceptional this year and you could feel the energy and excitement on stage. The CPO did their usual brilliant Tchaikovsky performance. A particular "shout out"to the piccolo and flute for their excellent playing. Thank you to all those behind the scenes who make this production happen. Can't wait for next year's ballet.