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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 <strong>program</strong>ming 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 />
Unparalleled Dance Training<br />
George Brown Dance is a partnership between<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen and George Brown<br />
College. Our <strong>program</strong>s 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 />
Photos by Kamal Daid<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Artistic Staff<br />
Artistic Director & CEO Bengt Jörgen<br />
Company Dancers Junior Gaspar Caballero˘, Kenny Chung˘, Hannah Mae Cruddas˘,<br />
Daniel Da Silva, Jordan Faye, Akari Fujiwara˘, Elizabeth Gagnon, Adrián Ramírez Juárez˘,<br />
Annelie Liliemark, Heather Lumsden-Ruegg ~˘, Momoka Matsui˘, Joshua Phillips**<br />
Leandro Prado, Ayva Rossouw-Holland ~˘, Hiroto Saito, Márcio Teixeira°*<br />
Ballet Master Hiroto Saito<br />
Principal Ballet Coach Svea Eklof<br />
Stage Direction Heinar Pillar<br />
Artistic Working Group Daniel Da Silva, Annelie Liliemark, Hiroto Saito<br />
Footwear Assistant Ayva Rossouw-Holland<br />
Mentorship Students Jade Chaplin ~ , Adam Davidson ~ , Sierra Goldak ~ , Rachel Schilberg ~<br />
° RBC Foundation Apprentice Dancer<br />
* Appears courtesy of the Coastal City Ballet Program at Pacific DanceArts Inc.<br />
**Courtesy of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet/Gracieuseté du Royal Winnipeg Ballet<br />
˘ Past RBC Foundation Apprentice Dancer<br />
~ George Brown Dance Graduate<br />
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Staff<br />
General Manager Stephen Word<br />
Director of Touring Cameron Smillie<br />
Education Manager Clea Iveson<br />
Production Manager Cindy Smith<br />
Business Services Aleksandra Maslennikova<br />
Program Manager, George Brown Dance Derek Sangster<br />
Dance Program Coordinator Kia Kotsanis<br />
Education Coordinators Victoria Campbell Windle & Elise Tigges<br />
Marketing Services Dana Ginsberg<br />
Bookkeeper Irene Lockrey<br />
Stage Manager Sarah Samborsky<br />
Technical Director Jason Schneider<br />
Lighting Director Cosette Pim<br />
Wardrobe Supervisor Chelsea Conn<br />
Hamilton & Kitchener Coordinator Allyson Wenzowski<br />
Ottawa Coordinator Kita Szpak<br />
Saskatoon Coordinator Jim Hodges<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Chair Mara L. Nickerson<br />
Vice-Chair Rob D. Brouwer<br />
Past Chair David Aylward<br />
Chair, Finance & Audit Committee Heather Baker<br />
Directors Salvatore Badali, George Bothwell, Jane Cooke-Lauder, Luigi Ferrara,<br />
Kevin Goldthorp, Daisy Heungˆ (Director in training), Kathy O’Brian, Alexandra Panousis,<br />
Elaine M. Todres, Helene Vukovich<br />
Special Advisor to the Artistic Director & CEO Alden Hadwen<br />
Atlantic Advisory Board Janice Flemming, Leila Kovacevic, Eddy Ng, candice prior<br />
Honorary Trustees Steven Carter, Richard W. Dodds, William B. Harris, Buchanan Henderson,<br />
Corey Keeble<br />
Co-Founders Bengt Jörgen & Susan Bodie<br />
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