| Created by the acclaimed choreographer and Ballet Jörgen Canada’s Artistic Director Bengt Jörgen, Anastasia is a magical story of the Russian princess Anastasia, set to an original full orchestra score by the Canadian/Russian composer Ivan Barbotin. Anastasia made its 2007 Toronto World Premiere at the Toronto Centre for the Arts and went on to a successful 2007-2008 National Tour. It tells the story of the famous Russian Grand Duchess as she grows from a playful tom-boy to a poised young woman against the backdrop of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution. This lavish production takes place over the four fateful years that transformed an Empire and ultimately the world. The mystique that still surrounds the fate of the young 17-year old princess Anastasia is a fascinating story to explore. The fact that her family was closely associated with the evolution of ballet as an art form through their personal patronage of the Imperial Ballet adds particular poignancy to telling this story through the medium of ballet. Anastasia has fascinated people for 90 years spanning a multitude of books, movies and musicals. Anastasia is both a tragic story of a simple, innocent girl and the subject of modern mythology, as little is certain of what actually happened that fateful summer of 1918. The human drama of this young girl born into privilege and cast out into a world of immense heartache proves an extraordinary gripping tale. The ballet explores the emotions, aspirations and affections of this loveable yet controversial character as the world is transformed around her. Ballet Jörgen Canada is renowned for its ability to succinctly tell a fascinating story in an engaging and dramatic fashion and Anastasia will continue in this tradition as we follow the young daughter of the fallen Russian emperor through the ballrooms of St. Petersburg, the Russian Revolution, to captivity and beyond. Anastasia is a full-length ballet, approximately 2 hours in length plus one intermission. The company of sixteen dancers portrays characters such as the royal Tsar Nikolas II and his wife Alexandra, dashing soldiers, fierce revolutionaries and the charming household staff. The ballet has a full complement of production values including sets, costumes, and the ability for the music to be performed live or to tape. The extraordinarily gifted ballet composer Ivan Barbotin has written the music for two of Ballet Jörgen Canada’s most popular works: The Velveteen Rabbit and The Emperor’s New Clothes. PRESS QUOTES“Anastasia is lyrical, attractive and accessible.” “The Production is as elegant and finely-wrought as a Fabergé egg.” Behind the scenes of the photoshoot |
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