Les Grands Ballets Canadiens — Local services in Montreal

Amazingly, the GBC is Presently one of the best Ballet companies in the world, an unbelievable Achievement for a company that was barely an average one a few years ago. I have been a subscriber at the ballets canadiens for 30 years. I am also a follower of the Moscow ‘s Bolshoi and the Royal Ballet in London I have two comments to make regarding the Grands Ballets Canadiens:

1- the GBC was generally an average ballet company till about two years ago when the caliber of the star dancers and stage direction improved unexpectedly to an impressive level that now , and for the first time, pus the Grands Ballets Canadiens among the top international ballet groups. BRAVO

2- There is however one ballet, the nutcracker, where the GBC the amazingly stunning sets ( by Horne) and the beautiful costumes ( by Barbeau ) are the words bests…and by far

3- please limit the modern ballet versions!. The traditional ballet is still your strong point and the most popular with your followers. For example, the latest Tchaikovsky’s Don Quichote ( May 2025) performance was truly Bolshoi’s level, both for the female principal dancers as well as the male ones( this one used to be the weakest spot of...

I was a student at their school when Ludmilla Chiriaeff was alive and Fernand Nault was the resident choreographer. It's the only major company we have, so I hesitate to be critical but the corps de ballet should really be uniform and now you see tall ones, small ones, and anything in between. I also note mistakes now and again. The principal dancers are...

Nous sommes abonnés depuis plus de 20 ans et on ne se lasse pas, quelle magnifique compagnie. Cette année, nous sommes particulièrement chanceux. Pour tous les septiques, vous devez voir absolument Carmina Burana, ce ballet est incroyable (opéra, orchestre, chorégraphie). Nous y allons 2 fois tellement c'est magnifique. Merci pour les belles expériences vécues pendant toutes ses années, merci aux employés des Grands Ballets, merci aux danseurs, merci à tout le monde dans la compagnie. Un wow spécial à la chef d'orchestre Dina Gilbert, nous avons toujours hâte de vous voir. Vous mettez en valeur vos musiciens et...