Les Grands Ballets is committed to giving back to the community. For 20 years, the Nutcracker Fund has been allowing to share the magic of the ballet with children not as fortunate as others.
Under the honorary presidency of Julie Snyder, the 2017 Nutcracker Fund will offer a complete immersion in the show’s universe by allowing:
OUR 2017 PARTNERS
Each year, a matinée performance of The Nutcracker is dedicated to 2,800 sick and disadvantaged children, and among them, 1,500 (selected by Une école montréalaise pour tous) take part to educational workshops in dance, animated film, visual arts and costumes.
Total goal
450 000$
Business package / Brunch tickets
60%
Donations
18% (Crowdfunding / Donations at the theatre / Individual donations)
Other
22% ($2 donation per ticket / Raffle)
Each year, a free matinée performance of The Nutcracker is dedicated to 2,800 sick children from hospitals or foundations, as well as disadvantaged students selected by Une école montréalaise pour tous (Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec).
This year, the Fund offers four different educational workshops to 1,500 disadvantaged children:
Dance: a short choreography taught with some of Les Grands Ballets’ dancers, in our new studios, then performed as a flash mob in the corridors of Place des Arts, prior to the educational matinée performance
Animated Film: making of short animated films in stop-motion which will be screened on the TV screens of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Place des Arts) during The Nutcracker
Costumes: making of costumes inspired by The Nutcracker characters, then exhibited at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Place des Arts) during The Nutcracker production
Visual Arts: production of printed canvas and 3D totems inspired by The Nutcracker characters, then exhibited at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Place des Arts) during The Nutcracker production
Did you know that The Nutcracker is the longest production on the same stage in Canada? The Fund allows the annual renewal of sets and costumes of the production, which will be performed for the 54th edition!
You would like to help us raise funds to the benefit of the Nutcracker Fund during the performances of The Nutcracker? ! Contact Rebecca Lowson at rlowson@grandsballets.com
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Contact Us
Elise Charbonneau
Director, Events and Fundraising
echarbonneau@grandsballets.com
Camille Le Bihan
Project Manager, Events and Sponsorship
clebihan@grandsballets.com
Rebecca Lowson
Coordinator, Volunteers and Fundraising
rlowson@grandsballets.com
Carole Vermette
Donations coordinator
cvermette@grandsballets.com
Élise Côté
Administrative assistant and fundraising Agent
ecote@grandsballets.com
