Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Dance Catch Coppélia June 2 to 4, 2017 | Image: Courtesy of Jeunesse Classique Ballet Society June 2, 2017 - June 4, 2017 Coppélia Jeunesse Classique Ballet Society presents this ballet in three acts Amy Jo Espetveidt Location Martha Cohen Theatre, Arts Commons 215 8th Ave. SE Price $20 - $35 Buy Tickets A mysterious and diabolical inventor, Doctor Coppélius, creates a life-sized dancing doll named Coppélia, a doll so lifelike that Franz, a village youth, becomes infatuated with her beauty. Jealous of his new love and curious about this new girl, his fiancee Swanhilda sneaks into the doctor’s house to discover his secrets. Join Jeunesse Classique Ballet, a pre professional ballet company based in Calgary, for this classic ballet in three acts. Special guest Jaciel Gomez, former Principal Dancer with The Cuban National Ballet and The Alberta Ballet Company, will dance the role of Franz. Coppélia runs June 2 to 4, 2017 at the Martha Cohen Theatre, Arts Commons (215 8th Ave. SE).
