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Alberta Ballet thrills and inspires audiences with unparalleled productions. As a resident company of the Jubilee Auditorium, it reaches over 60,000 Albertans each year with performances in Calgary and Edmonton.
Alberta Ballet's standing company of artists are classically trained and renowned for wide-ranging versatility. These dancers come from across Canada and around the world. Many company dancers are alumni of Alberta Ballet School, Alberta Ballet's training division.
Alberta Ballet's mission is to ignite the curiosity and imagination of people in all communities across the province, championing their stories and experiences through dance training, creation and performances.
Each Alberta Ballet's seasons are a line-up of fresh narratives and creative beginnings. Featuring world premieres and family favourites, the season offers an exciting blend of tradition and innovation filled with productions that will bring artists, sets, music, and storytelling from across the world.
Having just finished the book, I really enjoyed the subtle hints and references to the book throughout this ballet. It was fun, lively and entertaining. The opportunity to see different cultural influences was also very interesting.
We absolutely loved Alberta Ballet’s performance of Don Quixote! The costumes were beautiful and vibrant with colour. The technically challenging dancing was exquisitely performed. We felt that the stage was bursting to life with spring energy… just as is the natural world! Thank you so very much!
Great performance. Could have done without the people behind us. I know etiquette is learned and it was apparent that these folks were never taught. Unfortunate but had a wonder time regardless
I went to this ballet because of the online advertising. The dancers and characters were so good and I was looking to see them. When I got to the performance, none of those dancers were there, even though they were featured in the brochure. The lion was equally good as the featured performer, but the others were disappointing, especially Dorothy. The online woman was adorable and the dancer I saw had no personality. Things flowed along well in the ballet until we reached the porcelain section, which went on far longer than any other segment. It was confusing to me why that particular section was highlighted as it did not seem to move the story along. So, I'm being kind in giving 4 stars. The Corps de Ballet was excellent.
Blending classical and contemporary dance with fresh costumes and score, this production, closer to the book, explores friendship and self-discovery with modern flair, captivating audiences of all ages.
As always, amazing ballet. Dance Theatre Of Harlem was exceptionally professional. There was no general plot between acts, but I enjoyed it a lot. The best for me was Act 2, really beautiful. 🔥
I have watched many shows from the Alberta ballet such as Nutcracker and Swan Lake that were outstanding performances, however Harlem was a huge disappointment. There where no props or backdrops, costumes where limited and plain, and the cast was significantly smaller than past productions. This performance felt like a school recital compared to a professional ballet company. The choreography was not engaging and did not highlight the talent of the artist.
I really enjoyed the Dance of Harlem on Friday evening. It was so delightful to see all of the talent on stage, the wonderful performances, the unique choreography. I highly recommend this ballet group.
The show was most enjoyable, especially the final selection.
I purchase tickets in November for an event in January. I got the confirmation and told my tickets (electronic) would arrive before on the the date. Called 2 the day to confirm. 20 minutes to the event and no tickets thats was through tickets on sale.com. Ticketmaster arranged better tickets and sent them to me within minutes..
It's an amazing experience every time my family goes. The performers put all their heart and soul into their performances!
We went as 3 generations; grandmother, mother, daughter - and it was spectacular. The first act was really about telling the story, while act ll was more about featuring soloist performances. It was beautifully executed and we’ll hopefully be coming back for the experience year after year. Thank you Alberta Ballet!
My first time experiencing ballet. It was amazing!! The performance was magical.
We watched the Nutcracker last 12/15/2024, (1:00 pm show). We loved our seats this time—no tall persons or heads blocking our view. The backdrop/set and props were lovely and spectacular—including the Snow Tsarina’s sled. The corps de ballet was strong and in sync. Having a live orchestra made a big difference. Acting-wise, the Father (Caleb) stood out. Most of the costumes were great (especially the Snow Tsarina, Rat Tsar, mice and wolves)—Wished the Flowers and Christmas Rose’s costumes were more flower-like and colorful though. Wished they made use of the original/traditional Tea (Chinese Dance), Arabian Dance and Russian Dance themes/roles instead of replacing/depicting them as Sweets. The costumes did not match the sound/theme of the music so those 3 dances were lackluster and ho-hum (to put it mildly), when they are usually the stand-out in past Nutcracker productions I’ve watched as well as performed in and what we usually look forward to watching. As for the venue—I always wonder why food and drinks (especially liquor) are allowed inside Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. The area where I was seated was reeking with the smell of liquor (which was so distracting) and unfortunately, the family that sat beside me (a mother with her kid) made the overall viewing experience unpleasant—the mother was intermittently narrating the story or what was going on onstage to her kid in her loud voice and was munching on her mixed nuts loudly, her kid was placing her legs on my side of the seat and kicking me with her shoes on and was loudly singing in sync with the Sugarplum Fairy music whenever it came on (but she sang it with lyrics that seemed to come from a song learned at her school and her mom was not even shushing her) and WORST, they threw and left their food trash right there on the floor where they sat! I took a photo of their mess but too bad, this review does not allow photo upload. This unfortunate aspect made me rate my experience as 4 stars instead of 4. But overall, it was worth the watch.
We loved it but miss the traditional dolls in the 2nd act!! Bring them back please 🙏🏽. Beautiful though, looking forward to next year.
This was my third attendance at the Nutcracker in 35 years. They have all been memorable, but this one stands out as the best. The set design, costumes, interpretation and performance were spectacular!
It was a well done production. The dancers were lovely and the sets were beautifully done adding the perfect touch of magic to the performance. We overall enjoyed the whole thing.
The story changed again this year. Less technical ballet than some years however still a great experience
This was a beautifully done performance that helped to lift the Spirit of the Christmas Season! We would highly recommend.
Ballet itself was good. But the auditorium starting where we sat something was leaking from the ceiling and dumped about 2 cups of liquid on me and my guest,and the people behind us. We left to clean up and it was about half way through the second act. No paper towels in the bathroom so I stood under the hand dryer to dry off. Missed that half of the play. Very disappointed.