My wife and I went to their dynamic directions. I would have to say that this was by far my best experience in ballet. I’ve been to many productions and nothing ever captured my attention better than Wen Wei Wang’s «Futureland.» It was amazing ! The music, dance, costumes, lighting everything was perfect. It reminder me of a futuristic army in training or «dauntless» in the book trilogy divergent. It was edgy, dark and captivating. I loved every minute of it. Need to see more! The second act was witty and fun! The third act had some amazing solo dances.
Derek F.
Place rating: 4 Edmonton, Canada
Both my children take ballet lessons and we love to show them what they can aspire to. We take in the Nutcracker every season and have been to a few other shows. The whole company is great, and I’ve always enjoyed the performances, but I’ve seen the National Ballet perform and I just can’t give the AB5 stars. Pricing is reasonable too; the Jubilee isn’t a huge auditorium so the $ 50 seats are still pretty good. I believe the most expensive seats are around $ 120. They also take a keen interest before the show and during the intermission to provide entertainment for the kids. Arts and crafts, colouring, and my favorite a costuming area where kids can try on actual stage costumes.
Jacqueline S.
Place rating: 4 Toronto, Canada
I’ve been to a few performances by the Alberta Ballet in the last several years. They had(or may still have, I’m not sure) a program aimed at getting young people interested in the ballet, so I was able to attend a couple performances for really low prices. I don’t really know much about the ballet, so I enjoyed some more than others. The last performance I attended was Love Lies Bleeding, the Elton John ballet. This was by far my favourite, and I hear it’s coming back to town soon. Definitely worth checking out!
Brett B.
Place rating: 1 Vancouver, Canada
I had tickets to the Nutcracker suite with my parents and flew in to Edmonton for the event. My father unfortunately fell quite ill and needed to go to the hospital. When I called immediately after my parents left, I was met by an apathetic employee on the line who refused simply to help me exchange my tickets for another day because she only had a few minutes left in her shift. I’ll certainly never again give my money to this business.