Les Grands Ballets has always believed in the importance of reaching out to sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged children by giving them access to creativity and the arts. We are pleased to propose a new project that was created for young people and takes our new pandemic reality into account.
In March 2022, 3 Educational Matinée performances based on the ballet Romeo and Juliet will be presented for children from underprivileged schools and children’s foundations:
These exclusive performances will charm and delight close to 2,500 young people and accompanying adults, in collaboration with Une école montréalaise pour tous, a program of the Québec Ministry of Education, and the Politique de l’enfant de la Ville de Montréal, as part of its Diversity and Social Inclusion Fund.
With a little help from the event’s host, our guests will be able to immerse themselves in this impossible love story. Artistic Director Ivan Cavallari will be on hand with the company's dancers to speak about Les Grands Ballets, the life of a dancer and the excerpts performed.
In addition to being invited to the Educational Matinée performance on March 25, workshops will be organized for 250 students from schools chosen from among the most disadvantaged in collaboration with Une école montréalaise pour tous, a program of the Ministère de l’Éducation.
The experience will continue in the students' classrooms with educational and artistic activities led by artists.
Students will receive a copy of the book Romeo and Juliet and will get a chance to explore the play’s themes as part of their ethics and religious culture classes, allowing them to draw parallels with the life they know, including couples from mixed backgrounds, religious differences and different types of loving relationships!
350 children from seven foundations preselected by Les Grands Ballets will also benefit from the program. The mission of all these foundations—working with vulnerable children—touches our hearts. That is why we wish to bring the children and their parents a little happiness, a little comfort, a moment of respite and, above all, a lot of magic.
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