BALLET INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS

 

with INTERNATIONAL FACULTY and SPECIAL GUESTS

 

Anna-Marie Holmes, Former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet

and Program Director, Jacob's Pillow, New York

 

 

 Allen Kaeja, Kaeja d'Dance , Toronto

 

Juniors (5– 7 years) • Elementary (8 – 10 years) • Intermediate (11 - 13) & Advanced (13 years+)

 

July 1 - 5  Juniors & Intermediate/Advanced

July 8 - 12  Elementary & Intermediate/Seniors

July 15 - 19  Elementary &Intermediate/Seniors

Billeting May Be Available

Train with the professionals

Located at the beautiful studios and company headquarters of international professional touring company, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, the Summer Ballet Intensive is led by an international faculty.

 

The program offers the serious ballet student an intensive, high level of instruction that includes 4 - 6 hours of class and choreography daily, Monday through Friday. 

 

Each level consists of a minimum of three classes per day (depending upon placement), supplemented by enrichment classes as scheduled. The daily curriculum includes: classical ballet technique, variations, pointe (Seniors only), and choreography. Boys’ technique classes are available, including individual coaching.

 

Enrichment classes are in jazz, modern (Martha Graham technique), classical character, and core conditioning classes. In addition there will be a limited number of professional development lectures, including topics such as injury prevention, wellness, and nutrition.

 

•Junior Intensive (5 – 7 years) will have 4 hours of class per day, including 1 hour enrichment classes each day.

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Elementary Intensive (8 - 10 years) will have 5 hours of class per day, including 1 hour enrichment classes each day.

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•Intermediate Intensive (11 – 13 years) will have 5 hours of instruction per day.

 

•Advanced Intensive  (13 years and up) students will have 6-8 hours per day including additional technique and pointe class. 

 

Class level placement and qualification for pointe classes is entirely the decision of the Artistic Staff.  Auditions may be required.

Prerequisites:

Juniors (5 – 7 years.): No prior experience

Elementary (8 - 10 years): 1 year of dance training

Intermediate (11 – 13 years.): 2+ years of training

Advanced (13+ years.): 4+ years of dance training

Auditions:

 

Auditions can be made by vidoe or in person by June 14, 2019.

 

  • Email your video link to centre@atlanticballet.ca

  • In person, arrange an appointment either by email centre@atlanticballet or by phone at 506-383-5951 extension 101.

 

Video auditions must include:

  • Bar - plié, battement tendu, adagio, grand battement;

  • Centre - small adagio, pirouettes, small jump, grand jeté (not mandatory for juniors);

  • Or classical variation.

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Please see attached registration form for additional information.  A limited number of billeting opportunities for out-of-town students is available.

Special Guests

ANNA-MARIE HOLMES, Former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet and Head of the Ballet Program for Jacob’s Pillow, New York.

 

Artistic director, choreographer, master teacher, and celebrated ballerina, Anna-Marie Holmes is an internationally acclaimed dance luminary. Former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet and Head of the Ballet Program for Jacob’s Pillow, New York, she was the first North American invited to perform with the Kirov Ballet in Russia, and also appeared with leading classical companies in Canada, England, Germany, Netherlands, and others. Her stagings of the Russian classic ballets are in the repertoires of leading ballet companies worldwide, and she is a master coach of principals and soloists in companies such as American Ballet Theatre and English National Ballet. Holmes is a recipient of the prestigious Dance Magazine Award and an Emmy Award for her staging of Le Corsaire for American Ballet Theatre's PBS Great Performances.

 

 

Allen Kaeja is an internationally recognized and award winning Choreographer and Dance Film Director, who has created over 160 stage works and choreographed for 28 films. Allen is Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d’Dance with Karen Kaeja. His stage and film works have been presented in festivals around the world. Allen has received numerous national and international commissions, teaches Kaeja Elevations and Dance Film master classes worldwide.


Allen’s awards include the prestigious Clifford Lee, KM Hunter, Paul Fleck and Katheryn Ash
(Canada), Bonnie Bird Award (UK) Awards for Choreography and a UNESCO citation. Allen also
co-developed many site-specific and audience interactive engagement performance strategies with
Karen Kaeja over the past 30 years. Allen and Karen and just completed performing/teaching in Japan, China, Israel, Vancouver, Moncton, Mexico, UK and are returning to Japan again this March 2019 including Singapore and Hong Kong.


Allen and Karen created CONSUMED, new choreography for EDge, UK, which toured Europe. They
just completed Xtraordinary TO Dances and Solo Dance Xchange with 22 Dance Artists for both Film
and Stage.

Faculty - Instructors

Artistic Director

Igor Dobrovolskiy

Principal and Faculty Head

Yuliia Shevchenko

Artistic Director of Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, Igor is a prolific choreographer – having created eleven full-length ballets and 48 short works in just over 12 years. His creative work catapulted the Company he co-founded in 2001, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, onto the international stage. His works created for the company tour regularly throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada. Igor holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in pedagogy of ballet, dance and, choreography from the Kiev National University of the Arts. His extensive professional career has taken him across Europe and South America.

Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, Yullia has worked throughout Europe as a professional ballet dancer. Her extensive contemporary, classical and character dance repertoire included: The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Harlequinade, Romeo and Juliet, Sacred Spring, Pushkin, Casanova, Carmina Burana, Carmen, Four Seasons, Giselle, and Rasputin, in which she had leading and solo roles. 



Yuliia now dedicates her time to teaching and youth development. She has been a ballet teacher and choreographer at ballet schools and instructor and artistic consultant for rhythmic gymnastics groups in Europe and Canada.

YURIKO DIYANOVA Ballet

 

Yuriko left a career as a classical soloist in Japan to join Atlantic Ballet Theatre in 2003. A prizewinner at several ballet competitions, she has an extensive classical repertoire which includes principal and soloist roles.