GBD Alumna Spotlight: Elise Tigges on Dance Training, Choreography and the 2nd Annual Lights Dance Festival
Elise is an emerging artist based in Toronto, Ontario. Originally from Vancouver, BC, she grew up training in various styles, including Ballet and jazz, completing her Royal Academy of Dance […]
Unparalleled Dance Training: GBD Alumna, Jamee Valin
“The program prepares you for when you’re finished,to know what type of dancer you want to be.” Jamee Valin is an Ontario born, Toronto-based dance artist who has successfully built […]
UNLEASHED 2018, Choreographer Series: Derek Sangster
“We were interested in approaching a new work with abandonment and the sheer joy and pleasure of moving. We are searching to find the marriage between sweet sound and rhythmical […]
UNLEASHED 2018, Choreographer Series: Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Portillo
Special guest choreographers Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Portillo’s collaboration began in 2001 when they formed a Hip Hop dance crew called SayWhat in Montréal which developed into the Urban Dance […]
UNLEASHED 2018, Choreographer Series: Susie Burpee
Susie Burpee is one of the special guest choreographers for Unleashed 2018. In this interview, she reveals her appreciation for students’ interest in live dance, the student diversity at George […]
UNLEASHED 2018, Choreographer Series: Dana Bondy
The second part to our Unleashed 2018 Choreographer Series features George Brown Dance alumna and faculty member, Dana Bondy. We spoke with Dana about the dynamic experiences GBD offers, being […]
UNLEASHED 2018, Choreographer Series: Cynthia Macedo
Cynthia Macedo is a George Brown Dance faculty member and one of the choreographers participating in the annual year-end show, Unleashed. We talked to Cynthia about her experience working with […]
CBJ’s 2018-2019 Season Announced!
Coppélia National Tour Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s 31st season will feature a Canada wide tour of the beloved comedy Coppélia: A Comedy with Love. Coppélia is a complete re-imagination of the […]
Cirque du Soleil casts George Brown Dance alumna in lead role
We are extremely proud of George Brown Dance alumna Nobahar Dadui, who has been cast as the lead performer in Cirque du Soleil’s exciting new production Crystal – A breakthrough ice […]
Record Sold Out Performance in Hamilton!
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will perform The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition to a record sold out performance on Saturday, December 9th from 2-4pm at First Ontario Concert Hall. “Of all ‘The […]