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The 2021/22 season will see the dancers return to the Centennial Concert Hall Mainstage and features both classic and contemporary ballets.
In a press release, Canada s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) announced their 82nd season.
“Our belief in the power of live performance is the driving force behind every step we take. We long to be together with you again and reengage that sense of shared humanity that comes from a live theatre experience.” says RWB Artistic Director and CEO André Lewis. “It has been an extremely challenging year, and we want to remind everyone that despite pandemic level challenges, we are determined to raise the curtain again.”
● Runs through Sunday, March 14
But its Russian choreographers, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, could hardly have imagined their sumptuous ballet blanc would now be springing to life through computer screens and smart TVs, with the global pandemic having forced arts organizations, including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to pivot hard this season as a critical turning point in its own 81-year history. This latest production started by asking what can we do to keep the dancers dancing, RWB associate artistic director Tara Birtwhistle says during a recent phone interview. Audiences will get a whole new perspective and a different way of enjoying the ballet, and we’re all thrilled with the results.