Canada’s Ballet Jörgen: Cinderella will be performed at the Mae Wilson Theater on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The event has been organized by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) and is bringing contemporary choreography to new life in the timeless story of Cinderella.
Momoka Matsui will be dancing as the lead (Cinderella herself) in this 2023 tour of Cinderella. She has performed the “Lead Fairy” role in earlier tours.
“I try to understand who Cinderella is and I think she is more than just a sweet girl,” Matsui said.
Matsui says she loves the Ballet Jörgen’s repertoire. She says there are beautiful moments and lots of different emotional and fun scenes that can be experienced while performing on different tours.
She believes practicing every day with a choreographer and acting can make a dancer more comfortable. She says the key is to feel real on stage. We just need a lot of practice to get there,” she says.
Bengt Jörgen (C.M.), the artistic director co-founder & CEO, said, “We have the advantage. Non-verbal communication is far more important than many people realize, especially when it comes to expressing emotions.”
Jörgen says a ballet and a play are both essentially similar in communicating a story. Once there is a clear idea of the story, particular mediums of storytelling – in this case dance, are used to convey the message and connect with the audience.
Jörgen believes that the dedication, love for dance and belief in classical ballet as a timeless art form make it special for the audience.
“We like to laugh,” he said. “We try to make ballets that everyone can enjoy, even for those who have never set foot in a theatre.”
Simplicity and wanting to connect with a real audience in attendance right after the curtain goes up on the first performance is what Jörgen wants. He says, one might think the work is ready, everyone is rehearsed and knows their part, but the real work starts after that, since it’s a trial-and-error process.
“It is best to accept that you will need to make many revisions and the most important ones will probably happen once the work has premiered,” Jörgen says.
“Together, music and dance can so much more easily transport a viewer to another dimension of reality.”
Tickets for Cinderella are available as a single ticket event, at a cost of $52.86 for adults and $42.29 for children (ticket prices are subject to change until added to the cart).
To purchase tickets please visit https://sasktix.evenue.net/
