GBD Spotlight: Bethany Pethick
The George Brown Dance (GBD) Ensemble provides an opportunity for students to gain valuable performance experience. Students work with select alumni choreographers to produce new and challenging works. These […]
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Originals: Bouffonia
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen has always been dedicated to supporting the advancement and appreciation of original Canadian choreography. Throughout our 30 years we have worked with some of Canada’s best choreographers to […]
Hard Work Pays Off: An Interview with Ayva Rossouw-Holland
Ayva Rossouw-Holland’s dance journey is a testament to the power of hard work and determination. After deciding she wanted to pursue dance, Ayva spent years rising though the CBJ ranks; […]
Dancing Full Circle: An Interview with Isaac Wright
This weekend, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will be kicking off the 2017/2018 season with our first performance in Geneva, NY! However, for CBJ’s newest dancer, Isaac Wright, this won’t be his […]
10 Years with CBJ: An Interview with Ballet Master Hiroto Saito
Tell us about your dance background. How did you come to be a member of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen? I started doing classical ballet when I was seven. My father […]
Overcoming Any Challenge: An Interview with Junior Gaspar Caballero
Junior Gaspar Caballero is an extraordinary young dancer. At 16 Junior left his home country of Paraguay to pursue his dance dreams in Canada, and has since then has performed […]
The Unexpected Journey: Celebrating 5 Years with Annelie Liliemark
Annelie Liliemark is celebrating five years as a soloist with Canada’s Ballet Jörgen! Since her first season in 2012 Annelie has been whirling though roles that have included the Short […]
Junior Company Diaries: The Final Show!
What piece are you looking forward to the most in your final Showcase? Anna: I think I’m most excited for Hiroto’s second piece, I love the music that he […]
The Intrepid Alumni: Meet Peter Kelly!
Dance as a professional career is a challenging journey—one that takes discipline, determination, and passion. Since graduating from the George Brown Dance Performance Program, Peter Kelly has taken Toronto’s dance […]
Junior Company Diaries: Week 3
Have you done Partner Work Before? Anna and Kelsey: Yes we’ve done pas de deux before and we also worked on different classes for pas de deux and pas […]