Jeunesse Classique Ballet presents: Coppelia
This weekend at the Martha Cohen Theatre in Calgary the dancers of JCB present Coppelia, the story of Doctor Coppelius, a toymaker in a small village who creates a doll so lifelike that Franz falls madly in love with her, much to the dismay of his fiancee, Swanhilda. Desparate to find out more about Franz's new love, Swanhilda and her friends sneak into the mad Doctor's workshop to discover her secret.
Coppelia is a much loved comedic ballet that is ideal for families and yet sophistcated enough for the ballet aficionado. If you've never seen a ballet before, this is an ideal introduction. The story is easy to follow, the music is powerful and uplifting and the setting and costumes are colourful and fun. However, this is not a junior production or school recital, our dancers execute the challenging choreography with vigour and make it look effortless.
Jeunesse Classique is a not for profit and charitable, pre-professional youth ballet company. We exist to preserve, promote and present classical ballet to audiences across Alberta and have been doing it for nearly 30 years. Our dancers come to us through open audition each season from dance schools throughout Alberta. I have been involved with this company for 15 years and have been chair of the society for six years.
There is nothing more that energizes an artist's performance than playing to a full house. Our dancers have been working hard in rehearsals since January and we would love for them to benefit from a packed, appreciative audience. If you know me, you will know I speak very highly of this talented company. And if for no other reason, come and see me in the role of Doctor Coppelius.
If you are in Calgary this weekend, please consider attending one of our performances. We are at the Martha Cohen Theatre Friday June 2 at 7:30, Saturday June 3 at 2:30 and 7:30 and Sunday June 4 at 2:30. Tickets are avaialble on our website at jcbs.ca as well as the Arts Commons website (artscommons.ca). If you are not able to attend, please like or share this post with your own network of arts lovers.
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