On Saturday, May 13th, 2023, Les Grands Ballets will open their doors to 250 guests for their annual benefit gala. Jean-Yves Bourgeois, Executive Vice-President, Business Services - Desjardins Group and Sylvain Corbeil, Senior Vice President National Accounts and Commercial Banking Quebec - Scotiabank, are doing us the honor of being our co-presidents for this exclusive and intimate event. At 5:30 p.m., they will be joined for a champagne cocktail by major players of the Montreal business community, at the Grands Ballets Atrium, in the Wilder building.
Guests will then be invited to go on stage! Indeed, a gourmet supper, punctuated by danced interludes, will be served in the Studio-Theatre, which will be converted for the event. This will be a rare opportunity to experience live excerpts from Cinderella that will be performed for the general audience at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in the end of May. A silent auction gathering a wide array of prestigious items will draw art lovers and enthusiasts of fine items and astounding experiences. Guests will then have the chance to mingle with the dancers on the dancefloor for the rest of the night, conducted by a D.J.
All profits earned during the evening will benefit the creation fund, allowing the company to renew and enrich its repertoire and continue its pursuit of excellence.
You would like to attend this memorable evening?
You can purchase a table today for the 2023 Gala!
The following packages are offered to companies as well as individuals.
Choose the package that suits you and take part in this fantastic event!
• Table for 10 guests
• Possibility of inviting 2 dancers from Les Grands Ballets to your table, in addition to your guests
• Your guests will be invited to the premiere of Cinderella in June at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
• Logo in the gala’s evening program
• Logo in the projections on large screens during the evening
• Mention in the gala’s press release
• Logo on Les Grands Ballets’ Internet site (Support / Gala section)
• Mention in the donor list for one year
• 2 tickets for each premiere of Les Grands Ballets’ 2023-2024 season
• Tax receipt for the eligible amount
• Table for 10 guests
• Possibility of inviting 2 dancers from Les Grands Ballets to your table, in addition to your guests
• Logo in the gala’s evening program
• Logo in the projections on large screens during the evening
• Mention in the gala’s press release
• Logo on Les Grands Ballets’ website (Support / Gala section)
• Mention in the donor list for one year
• Tax receipt for the eligible amount
Close to $340,000 raised at the annual gala, for the first time at Les Grands Ballets’ home, to the benefit of the creation fund!
After two disrupted years, the annual benefit gala of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens finally took place last Saturday at Édifice Wilder. The intimate and exclusive evening brought together over 200 guests in the Atrium of Les Grands Ballets for a champagne reception, and then in the Studio-Théâtre, the company’s private theater, for a sit-down supper on stage.
In addition to getting the chance to see our dancers perform just a few meters away, guests received a number of surprises: Clarins products were offered to each of them, Roche Bobois offered a gift bag at every table, and Edika offered Touché/GB coffees for every guests. And, last but not least, a lucky guest in the room received a diamond worth nearly $15,000 offered by Édéenne!
At the silent auction, bids were taken for about 30 lots, including Air Canada Business class tickets. The dancers then invited the guests to join them on the dancefloor in celebration of this eagerly anticipated reunion!
The funds raised during the evening, with the help of co-presidents Nadine Renaud-Tinker, Regional President, RBC Royal Bank – Quebec, and Maurice Côté, Regional Vice President, Investment and Retirement Planning – Québec, RBC Royal Bank, and Chairman of the Board of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, are turned over entirely to the company’s creation fund so that it can pursue its primary mission: renewing and enriching its repertoire.
