Touring
Ballet Edmonton brings contemporary ballet to communities across Canada and beyond. For touring inquiries, contact sheri@balletedmonton.ca.
Upcoming Tour Dates
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:30pm
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:30pm
Dance Victoria and the Victoria Symphony present Ballet Edmonton
Featuring a new commission by Wen Wei Wang
The Royal Theatre
805 Broughton St
Victoria, BC
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:30pm
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre
3800 33 St
Vernon, BC
Previous Appearances
March 11, 2023 at 8:00pm
National Arts Centre
Southam Hall
Ottawa, ON
March 7 & 8, 2023 at 8:00pm
DanceWorks 2022-23 Mainstage Series with support from Fall for Dance North
Fleck Dance Theatre
Toronto, ON
January 24, 2023 at 7:30pm
The City of Kingston
Grand Theatre
Kingston, ON
January 27, 2023 at 7:30pm
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall
St. Catharines, ON
Touring Repertoire
Only the Window
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, February 2023
choreography by Ihsan Rustem
choreography by Ihsan Rustem
World Premiere
Choreography by Ihsan Rustem
Ihsan Rustem is the co-artistic director of Cie. La Ronde, the Swiss dance company he founded in 2020 with choreographer, Cathy Marston. He is also the resident choreographer for the NW Dance Project in Portland, Oregon, USA, where he has created 10 works for the company.
Further collaborations include the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, National Ballet of Chile, Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, Ballet Moscow, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 2, Istanbul State Ballet MDT, Tanz Luzerner Theater, Bern Ballet, Konzert Theater St Gallen, Whim W'Him Seattle, Ballare Carmel, Ballet Augsburg, Thuringer Staatsballett, Staatstheater Braunschweig Tanztheater, Kazan State Opera and Ballet, Koblenz Ballet, Ballet Regensburg, Würzburg Ballet, Siberian State Ballet, Salt Contemporary Dance USA, Arts Umbrella Dance Company Vancouver, Moving Arts Cincinnati, National Youth Dance Company and Palucca Hochschule Dresden.
Choreography by Ihsan Rustem
Ihsan Rustem is the co-artistic director of Cie. La Ronde, the Swiss dance company he founded in 2020 with choreographer, Cathy Marston. He is also the resident choreographer for the NW Dance Project in Portland, Oregon, USA, where he has created 10 works for the company.
Further collaborations include the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, National Ballet of Chile, Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, Ballet Moscow, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 2, Istanbul State Ballet MDT, Tanz Luzerner Theater, Bern Ballet, Konzert Theater St Gallen, Whim W'Him Seattle, Ballare Carmel, Ballet Augsburg, Thuringer Staatsballett, Staatstheater Braunschweig Tanztheater, Kazan State Opera and Ballet, Koblenz Ballet, Ballet Regensburg, Würzburg Ballet, Siberian State Ballet, Salt Contemporary Dance USA, Arts Umbrella Dance Company Vancouver, Moving Arts Cincinnati, National Youth Dance Company and Palucca Hochschule Dresden.
Persistence of Memory
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, 2020
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
Persistence Of Memory was created amid the 2020 pandemic; this piece reflects a time when there was no access to theatres and audiences. This work was originally a film and has been reimagined for the stage.
“As the pandemic stretched to the whole world, billions of people were separated from each other, isolated in their own spaces. Art has kept us connected; it shortens the distance between us and provides comfort, encouragement and hope.”
—Wen Wei Wang
Lighting Designer: Dorrie Deutschendorf
“As the pandemic stretched to the whole world, billions of people were separated from each other, isolated in their own spaces. Art has kept us connected; it shortens the distance between us and provides comfort, encouragement and hope.”
—Wen Wei Wang
Lighting Designer: Dorrie Deutschendorf
Valei-me
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, May 2022
choreography by Diego Ramalho
choreography by Diego Ramalho
Valei-me contemplates how we are influenced by where we first “belonged.” The work explores how music lives in the nervous system and reflects an unconscious sense of identity connected to place. Brazilian music drives the narrative structure of this emotional and energetic piece.
“I want the audience to be free to bring their own ideas about what I am saying and imagine their own sense of place and belonging."
- Diego Ramalho.
SWAN (17 min)
World Premiere Vancouver, BC, 2017
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
Swan by Ballet Edmonton Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang is a remount of his masterful piece, which first debuted with Ballet BC in 2016. Inspired by the iconic characters in Swan Lake, this breathtaking work highlights Wang’s capacity to move dancers in ways that exemplify the poise and grace of the balletic dancer while expanding the vocabulary of movement to tell a familiar story through a new lens.
“SWAN, choreographed by Wen Wei Wang, proved itself as a stunning, flawless endeavour that had its audience breathless by the time the curtain closed…”
- Lords of Dogwood
Le Quattro (28 min)
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, May 2019
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
Set to Antonio Vivaldi’s iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons, each movement is a musical homage to the season it reflects. From the serene beauty of snow to the kaleidoscope of colour that follows the frostbitten winter, Wen Wei Wang’s Le Quattro is a celebration.
“Behold, my friends, the spring has come. The earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun; and we shall soon see the results of their love!“
Sitting Bull
“Behold, my friends, the spring has come. The earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun; and we shall soon see the results of their love!“
Sitting Bull
Last Words (27 min)
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, November 2018
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
Last Words is a poignant homage to the delicacy of life and how we face loss and move through grief. This piece is inspired by the sudden and unexpected passing of Orville Chubb, our friend and patron to the Edmonton arts community, and the husband of Ballet Edmonton board chair Trudy Callaghan. This piece is a gift to his family and a lovely narrative on the pain of saying goodbye and finding comfort in community.
Lighting design: Dorrie Deutschendorf
Dancers: Full Company
Lighting design: Dorrie Deutschendorf
Dancers: Full Company
the rite (28 min)
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, November 2019
choreography by Shay Kuebler
choreography by Shay Kuebler
Shay Kuebler has presented, choreographed and directed his energetic, physical work for The American Dance Festival, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Moment Factory and Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.
Sum of All Parts (27 min)
World Premiere Edmonton, Alberta, May 2019
choreography by Gioconda Barbuto
choreography by Gioconda Barbuto
This stunning new piece by Gioconda Barbuto explores the physical dialogue that develops in a collective atmosphere. This work reflects how we shape, shift, mold and encompass space. The audience will be immersed in a physical conversation; a manifestation of orchestral movement and honest intent.
NIGHTbox (30 min)
World Premiere Montreal, Quebec, 2015
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
choreography by Wen Wei Wang
An adrenaline-infused transportation back to the times of our youth, when the days were shorter and nights were longer.
Originally created for Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal. World premiered in 2015, Montreal, Quebec.
Originally created for Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal. World premiered in 2015, Montreal, Quebec.
Technical Specifications
A specific lighting plan can be developed for each venue after Ballet Edmonton receives house/technical specifications.
- Ballet Edmonton requires a complete set of technical plans including a scaled ground plan and equipment inventories provided approximately 6 weeks prior to the performance. Please include information on the pre-hung rep plot, time available in the theatre prior to first performance including crew availability and dressing rooms.
- The touring staff consists of a production stage manager/lighting designer, executive director/tour manager and rehearsal director/ballet master. Ballet Edmonton provides its own costumes and props.
- The venue must provide FOH and box office staff, lighting and sound equipment, soft goods, 2 technical crew, Marley on the stage surface and dressing room facilities as noted below.
Flooring Requirements
- Ballet Edmonton requires a stage deck with a secure black or white Marley surface. No carpet, concrete or tile.
Stage Requirements
- 40’ by 36’ wide deck surface is ideal. We can accommodate smaller with prior discussions and approval.
- Black backdrop
- Black curtains
- Minimum 3 sets of legs and borders
- Minimum 15’ clearance overhead stage
- Unobstructed crossover in back upstage backdrop
Lighting Requirements
- Sufficient instruments for tips. Approximately 16 areas open white.
- Sufficient instruments for an even down or back light wash. 3 colours plus open white.
- Minimum of 4 shins positions per side between 36 and 50 degrees.
Dressing Rooms
- Ballet Edmonton requires a minimum of two dressing spaces. One for women and one for men with adjoining restrooms that are not accessible to the public.
- Dressing rooms should be equipped with mirrors, lights and clothing racks.
- If possible, dressing rooms and backstage areas should be kept between 68 and 75 degrees.
Parking
- If applicable, a few parking passes are to be provided to the dance company upon arrival.
Typical load in 2-day schedule
Day 1:
10 A.M.- 6 P.M.
• Load in and hanging of lights with Ballet Edmonton’s artistic director, rehearsal director, and lighting designer/stage manager.
• Level set.
• Dancers require space to rehearse elsewhere.
Day 2:
Technical class/warm up on stage (1 hour)
• Dress/Tech/Run