Canada’s Ballet Jorgen’s Canadian Tradition comes to Saskatoon for the Holidays

Canada’s Ballet Jorgen (CBJ) will be performing The Nutcracker: A

Canadian Tradition for the first time in Saskatoon this holiday season. Although CBJ is no stranger to Saskatoon – performing Anastasia last season which received outstanding reviews, The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition will be something new that families and ballet lovers will find to be a classic, Canadian Ballet.

Created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Bengt Jörgen to Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score, this delightful classic is a favourite that brings magic to the holidays.

Born from a collaboration with Kleinburg’s world renowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and with well over 100 costumes in richly coloured fabrics, The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition brings out the magic of Canada. 20th Century landscapes make up the stunning 30-foot backdrops, including Franklin Carmichael’s Church and Houses at Bisset (1931), Tom Thompson’s Snow in the Woods (1916), and L.L. Fitzgerald’s Trees and Wildflowers (1922). This is a beautiful Canadian work, and audiences are taken on Klara’s familiar, magical dream journey as she arrives in Canada and experiences winter landscapes filled with snowflakes, lumberjacks, Mounties, and creatures of the woods.

This celebration of the wonder of the season is based on the popular traditional story The Nutcracker and the King of Mice by E.T.A. Hoffman, enjoyed by audiences for years. The ballet’s second act is remembered for its celebration of varied dances, and our charming divertissements of raccoons, loons, dragonflies, and bears demonstrate Klara’s longing for the summer months as she travels excitedly through her dreams. The iconic, show-stopping pas-de-deux in the final act is lovingly danced by Lord and Lady Birch as they usher Klara safely home at the end of the adventure.

The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition will be at TCU Place at Sid Buckwold Theatre on Nov. 18, at 7:30 pm. For tickets visit tcuplace.com or

tcutickets.ca. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will returns to Saskatoon March 26, 2019 to perform Coppélia: A Comedy with Love visit canadasballetjorgen.ca for more information.