The Little Prince – March 19-28, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents March 11, 2015 6354 SAINT-EXUPÉRY’S LEGENDARY TALE ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE This narrative and dream-like ballet unveils a moving reinterpretation of the famous Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This time, the young boy i...
Ballet BC Danse Danse – January 22-24, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents January 17, 2015 6932 Ballet BC - Danse Danse Triple Bill Artistic director Emily Molnar has made Ballet BC a highly sought-after dance company. In three works by renowned contemporary ballet choreographers from Europe, she presen...
Salute to Vienna – January 1, 2015, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents December 24, 2014 3314 Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert 2015 STRAUSS SYMPHONY OF MONTREAL ANDREAS SPÖRRI, conductor (Zurich) BIRGITTA WETZL, soprano (Vienna) GINO QUILICO, baritone (Montreal) Dancers from KIEV-ANIKO BAL...
The Nutcracker – December 11 to 30, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents December 9, 2014 3621 Montreal’s own holiday tradition Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ performance of The Nutcracker No season would be complete without The Nutcracker! This timeless ballet tells the adventures of little Clara and...
Paquita – October 16-19, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents October 9, 2014 4103 Paquita Paris Opera Ballet Joseph Masilier’s Paquita enchanted Théophile Gautier when it was first performed at the Paris Opera in 1846. Carlotta Grisi was one of its principal performers and Marius Petipa to...
Léonce & Léna – September 18-27, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents September 11, 2014 4497 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens presents Léonce & Léna VAUDEVILLIAN ROMP, GERMAN-STYLE Christian Spuck’s fifth full-length ballet was inspired by the comic political satire Leonce and Lena (1838) by Georg...
Transfigured Night – May 15 – 24, at Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents May 4, 2014 5576 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens presents the World Premiere of Transfigured Night Inspired by a poem written by Richard Dehmel in 1896 and the innovative musical composition of the same name by Arnold Schoenb...
Marie-Antoinette – April 9-12, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents April 9, 2014 3636 A SUMPTUOUS HISTORICAL BALLET Marie-Antoinette, a sweeping narrative ballet about the life and death of the French queen Marie Antoinette, performed by the visiting Houston Ballet company. Featuring sumptuous ...
Rodin / Claudel – March 20-22, at Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents March 16, 2014 7752 Les Grands Ballets presents Rodin / Claudel A commissioned piece that premiered in September 2011, this narrative ballet recounts the torrid romance of French sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, from...
La Bayadère – February 20-22, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents February 8, 2014 4928 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTREAL - La Bayadère The National Ballet of Ukraine returns to Montreal to perform La Bayadère, an Indian epic of eternal love complete with lush temples, fanciful costumes, Hindu god...
