Ballet in the Schools is a program for staging convenient, child-friendly ballet in schools across Canada. Each performance teaches valuable life lessons and includes interactive pre- and post-show discussions.

Ballet in the Schools performances this season are of A World to Shake, a new Canadian story and a discovery for children of all ages!

Esme (ez-may) is turning 13 tomorrow. She is curious - wondering what’s next for her - and reflective while peering into her special snow globe. She shakes up the world inside and is entranced as the enchanted village comes to life! What’s ahead is a world of excitement, as Esme discovers more about herself and the world around her on her birthday.

“The music is superb, the movement, transitions, characters, costumes… Loved it all.”

CHOREOGRAPHER || Matjash Mrozewski

STORY || Emil Sher

MUSIC || Eric Cadesky & Nick Dyer

COSTUME & SET DESIGN || Lori Endes

TECHNOLOGY & GRAHIC DESIGN || Mary Plasterer

RUN TIME || 1 hour; 6 min intro, 43 min dance, 10 min Q & A

DANCERS || Six; 3 men & 3 women

APPROPRIATE VENUES || Stage or School Gymnasium

FOR AGES || 4 through 14

To Book a Performance in a School

Atlantic Canada

Peggy Walt

Atlantic Coordinator

Ballet Jörgen Canada

902 422-5403

peggy@culturalaffairs.ca

Ontario

Stéphanie Filippi

Prologue to the Performing Arts (click to learn more)

416 591-9092 x 225

888 591-9092 x 225

stephanie@prologue.org

Western Canada & Québec

Clea Iveson

Education Manager

Ballet Jörgen Canada

416 415-5000 x 4928

education@balletjorgen.ca

To Book a Performance in a Theatre

Canada

Cameron Smillie

Director of Touring

Ballet Jörgen Canada

519-770-0442

touring@balletjorgen.ca

Funding for A World To Shake was made possible by:

Ballet Jörgen Canada gratefully acknowledges the on-going support of: