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Welcome Message from the Artistic Director<br />
I am pleased to welcome you to tonight’s performance<br />
of Coppélia: A Comedy with Love, which is part of our 31st<br />
season tour.<br />
Coppélia is unique; it is the only major classical ballet to<br />
have survived as a comedy. This is because, I believe, it<br />
also holds great dramatic potential. Drawing from the<br />
Pygmalion tale, Dr. Coppélius always struck me as an<br />
ambivalent and misunderstood figure living in a world<br />
shaped by his own creativity, but at some distance from<br />
his fellow men. His obsession with literally creating a<br />
perfect creature of his own making may be doomed<br />
to failure but it doesn’t stop him from baring his soul<br />
and forever altering the object of his love...this is a love<br />
comedy so sit back relax and have fun.<br />
About Canada’s Ballet Jörgen<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is a classical ballet company that aims to make ballet<br />
accessible and relevant to 21st century audiences.<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen delivers programming in all 10 of Canada’s provinces as well<br />
as into the United States. Every year the Company tours from coast to coast travelling<br />
over 50,000 km to reach underserved communities. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen enriches<br />
our lives by bringing professional ballet to communities — large and small, urban<br />
and rural. Known for the warmth and beauty of its productions, CBJ reaches every<br />
province, delivering more than 1,500 performances, ballet classes and community<br />
engagement events involving over 60,000 participants annually.<br />
Coppélia: A Comedy with Love is an international co-production with The Hong<br />
Kong Ballet. Today’s performances have been made possible with the support of<br />
the Ontario Arts Council’s Touring Program and our National Presenting Partner<br />
BMO Financial Group.<br />
Thank you for coming & enjoy the show!<br />
Warmest regards,<br />
Bengt Jörgen<br />
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George Brown Dance is a partnership between<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen and George Brown<br />
College. Our programs offer exceptional<br />
professional technical training in the heart<br />
of downtown Toronto. With over fifty percent of dance contracts in Ontario, Toronto<br />
offers extraordinary opportunities to aspiring performers. Students can Earn their<br />
College Diploma or Certificate Specializing in: Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance<br />
and Urban/Commercial Dance<br />
The unique leadership of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s expert instructors produces<br />
dancers with the skills, confidence and connections necessary for employment in<br />
this wide range of dance performance settings.<br />
To learn more visit: canadasballetjorgen.ca and georgebrowndance.ca.<br />
Cover from left to right: Daniel Da Silva as Nathanael, Hannah Mae Cruddas as Coppélia and Hiroto Saito as<br />
Dr. Coppélius. Photo by Kamal Daid.<br />
Photos by Kamal Daid<br />
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