Ballet BC: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
byAfter receiving rave reviews for their season opener Tilt (including glowing remarks from my guest contributor Michelle Kim), Ballet BC’s ready to take on their second show of the season, presenting Fumbling Towards Ecstasy with the Alberta Ballet from November 14th to 16th.
Following Alberta Ballet’s triumphant tributes to the music of Canadian legend Joni Mitchell and England’s international superstars Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy features the music of Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan.
This Grammy, Juno and Gemini Award-winning artist, who has sold more than 40 million recordings worldwide and raised more than $7 million for charities, is the perfect continuation to the company’s exciting series of portraits of living music icons. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy “…shimmers in beauty…” says the Globe and Mail and traces the deeply spiritual odyssey of a woman’s life from first romantic encounter to mature love.
The Alberta Ballet talent includes choreographer Jean Grand-Maître, sets by Scott Reid, costumes by Paul Hardy, projections by Adam Larsen, lighting by Pierre Lavoie, and sound by Claude Lemelin along with the music of Sarah McLachlan.
All performances of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 8:00pm. If you would like to attend, I have a pair of tickets to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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One contest winner will be drawn at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 7, 2013 and will receive tickets to the performance on November 15, 2013.
Ballet BC’s season continues with The Nutcracker December 28th to 31st, Grace Symmetry February 20th to 22nd, and UN/A April 24th to 26th, 2014. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information.
Update The winner is Tamikko!
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Love ballet, love Sarah, what could be better?
I would love to win tickets!
Danced since I was 5! Love Sarah!
wow this sounds beautiful! would love to go!
I would love to attend this ballet, it sounds like it will be beautiful!
A whole ballet set to Sarah McLachlan’s music sounds perfect! I would love to go!
As well as entering, here are some ballet photos for all you lovers of ballet and beauty to enjoy
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This sounds like a great event to take my girlfriend to for a date night!
I love ballet and I love Sarah McLachlan’s music, so this is the perfect combination <3
Sarah and ballet? Yes please!
What amazingly beautiful collaboration! I would love to see this! <3
Sounds like a great combo! 🙂
A perfect combo! I would love tickets!
Love Sarah McLachlan and I haven’t seen a ballet for a couple of decades. Will be beautiful and very moving I’m sure. I would cry the entire time 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
Blessed be Sarah who got me through my teenage angst. Tickets to this would be amazing!
Smooth dancing ballet!
What a wonderful combo!
Love Sarah, never been to the ballet. Thanks for the opp!
Ballet & Sarah McLachlan – magical combination, would live to go!
I would love to win this! What a combination!
I would love love love to go!
i’ve never been to the ballet and have always wanted to go!!!!! this would be perfect!
What an amazing combination- this would be a pleasure to win and see
I’d like to take my daughters to this.
I’ve always wanted to see a ballet – would be perfect coupled with Sarah McLachlan’s music!
Ballet and Sarah mashup? yes please!
I love ballet and I love the music. What a great match I would love to go!
I have never been to any kind of ballet performance.
this sounds sweet!
Would love to see this.
Love both.
I would love to see this ballet. Thank you! 🙂
Have never been to the ballet, this looks very interesting.
One of my all time favorite albums!
An inspired combination!
Would love to go!
I would LOVE to win tickets. If money wasn’t so tight, I’d have bought myself a ticket.
I’ve always wanted to go to the ballet. I would bring my boyfriend for a lovely night out!
would love to go!
This seems like so much fun!
I’ve never been to a ballet. Would love to check this out!
Thank you for the giveaway.
Would love to go to this
Would love to go please and thanks!
I’ve always wanted to go!
Sarah could even get my husband to attend the ballet!
what a super combination of ballet and Sarah’s album that brings back those 90s heydays. please enter me into the draw – i’d love to take a friend.
Promises to be an amazing show. Would love to see it
I’ve always wanted to see a Ballet BC performance
Would love to see this, Sarah’s music + ballet sounds great.
Haven’t made it Ballet B.C. in ages but would love to go.
Please!
Pick me! Pick me!
Huge Sarah fan, never been to the ballet! Perfect combo!! cheers
What a lovely combo! Yes, please!!
Great combo! Would love to go!
This would make the perfect date night!
I would love to win this! What a great prize!!
Sarah sings the soundtrack of my youth…but I know nothing about ballet. This would mean the world to my girlfriend. I hope one of the 4 guys who commented win!
Oooh wow! Music from Sarah McLachlan! And I love dance! This sounds super interesting!
I would love this! Thanks!
love to see this!!
Love ballet and would love to see this!
I would love to take my daughter to her first ballet!
Bet this will be an amazing performance!
Sounds fun!
I look forward to seeing Sarah’s music brought to life in a new way through dance!
This sounds like it will be an amazing performance, I would love to go! Thanks for the chance to go!
What a wonderful experience tis would be. Looking forward to it.
What an amazing night that would be! Please count me in!
This would be amazing. Would love to go!
What a lovely combination!
I’d love to take my 12 year old for her birthday! Thanks for the opportunity to play!
I would love to see this!
I would love to see this performance!!
Would love to see it!
I haven’t been to a ballet in so long! This sounds fabulous!
Sarah and ballet, a perfect match. I’d love to go.
This ballet sounds so intriguing!
i’m really excited for this.
So good… would love tickets!
Sarah and ballet , such a beautiful combination!
I’d Love to go to the ballet, sounds like it would be fun!
I’ve never been to the ballet and would love to check it out.