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• Dance Review: Love Lies Bleeding - The National Post
• Video: Behind the Scenes at Love Lies Bleeding - CBC Live!
• Remember when Rock Was Fun? - The Toronto Sun
• The shock behind the Elton John inspired ballet - The National Post
• Dancers Still Standing Despite Onstage Challenges -McLeans Magazine
• Ballet tackle's Elton John's Demons - The Toronto Star
• 2 Min Video Preview of Love Lies Bleeding - The Globe & Mail / Canadian Press Online
• Love Lies Bleeding Costume Designer's Favourite Room - The Globe & Mail
• Rocket Fan - The National Post
• Bennie and the J'etes - The Grid, Toronto
• When Sir Elton Calls, You Answer the Phone - NOW! Magazine
• Elton John Ballet is the Best Show I've seen in 35 Years! - Plank Magazine
• Blog: Ballet Review Love Lies Bleeding Vancouver
• Love Lies Bleeding Photo Gallery - Vancouver Sun
• "I'm living Elton John's life" with dancer Yukichi Hattori - The Globe & Mail
• Dance Review - Love Lies Bleeding - 5/5 STARS from Press Plus One!
• Toronto Dance Highlights: This Season's Got Legs! -TO.com
• Patrons Jump at the Chance to Help Dancers - The Calgary Herald
• Alberta Ballet's Elton John Ballet comes to Toronto - The Record
• Inspired by Elton John, LLB mixes pop music with ballet - The Province
• Alberta Ballet's Love Lies Bleeding a Triumph - Vancity Buzz
• Love Lies Bleeding an Undeniable Blast - Georgia Straight
• Ballet Chanells Sparkly Spirit of the 70's - Vancouver Sun
• Pop Fantasy Takes Flight as ballet leaps into Elton John's catalogue - Vancouver Sun
• Love Lies Bleeding a Challenging Spectacle - Vancouver Straight
• 5 Fall Shows to Keep you on your Toes - The Globe and Mail
• Dance Review: The National Ballet of Canada for Alberta Ballet - Edmonton Journal
• The National Ballet celebrates 60 years with Alberta Ballet - Calgary Herald
• Singer/Songwriter Elton John Considers Biopic - CBC National
• Calgary's Mayor refers to Jean Grand-Maitre as a "super frickin' genius" - Vanouver Sun
• Jean Grand-Maitre named among Alberta's 50 most influential business movers and shakers
• Alberta Ballet's House & Garden Tour featured on Global TV Edmonton
• Jean Grand-Maitre featured at the Chamber of Commerce's "iF Series" opening gala [YouTube]
• Alberta Ballet adds two public performances to the Northern Tights Tour for displaced residents of Slave Lake
• Pop Ballet Fumbles Towards Ecstasy - St. Albert Gazette
• 5 questions with Jean Grand-Maitre - The Calgary Beacon
• Sarah McLachlan in ballettic form by Michael Crabb, Toronto Star
• Sun Media's Video Feature on Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Talented Director brings new audiences to the ballet - Calgary Herald
• Lifestyle Magazine profiles Jean Grand-Maitre & Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Sarah McLachlan Ballet Shimmers in Beauty - The Globe and Mail Review
• Ballet Achieves Visual Ecstasy - Calgary Herald Review
• CBC National talks with Sarah McLachlan about "Pop Ballet"
• Avenue Magazine takes an In-Depth look at Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Alberta Ballet takes another giant leap with Sarah McLachlan - Calgary Herald
• Paul Hardy and Alberta Ballet Dancers show off costumes for Fumbling on Breakfast TV Calgary
• Jean Grand-Maitre talks Fumbling on Breakfast TV Calgary
• Love Lies Bleeding Tours to Vancouver - Globe & Mail
• Video Preview of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy with Jean Grand-Maitre - Avenue Online
• Sneak a Peek at Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - CBC Canada
• Alberta Ballet gears up for a diverse season - Calgary Journal
• CBC TV Canada (French) - Sarah McLachlan talks Alberta Ballet [44:00]
• Dance Redux - Alberta Ballet brings Serenade & Vigil of Angels to life - Calgary Herald
• CBC Radio Canada (French) - Elton John talks ballet! [24:50] Video
• Alberta Ballet Unveils New Season - The Calgary Herald
• Swans and Stars rocks Alberta Ballet's new line up - The Calgary Sun
• Alberta Ballet Announces Landmark Season - Edmonton Journal
• L’Alberta Ballet dansera sur les airs de la chanteuse canadienne Sarah McLachlan - CBC
  
• Sarah McLachlan visits Alberta Ballet - Photos - The Globe & Mail
• Pop Ballet Featured in the New York Times w/ blurb from Jean Grand-Maitre!
• Les Grands Ballets takes Alberta by firestorm- NUTV Report [14:00]
• Four Seasons & Cantata "Exuberent and Intoxicating" - Edmonton Journal
• BC's Art's Legacy a year after the olympics (feat. Alberta Ballet) - Globe & Mail
• Grand Performance from Les Grands Ballets - Calgary Herald
• The Hot Season - European Ballet takes Alberta - SEE Magazine
• Four Seasons & Cantata "Building Bridges" - Calgary Herald
• Official Title for Sarah McLachlan Ballet Announced!
• Love Lies Bleeding - A striking time for Theatre in Calgary - Calgary Herald
• UFV Fashion students get insight from Elton John & Alberta Ballet - BC Local News
• Nutcracker Returns to Russian Roots - Vanouver Sun
• Whistling & Hollering Greet Ballet - Vancouver Examiner
• Alberta Ballet Delivers a jewel of a Nutcracker - Vancouver Observer
• Alberta Ballet crafts an opulent staging of The Nutcracker - The Straight, Vancouver
• Alberta Ballet's Nutcracker Sparkles like a Faberge Egg - Vancouver Sun
• Love Lies Bleeding named best of dance in 2010 - Toronto Star
• The Nutcracker gets new polish - The Straight, Vancouver
• Penetrating the Shell for Local Production of The Nutcracker - The Province, Vancouver
• This 'cracker Sports Dancing Cossacks - The Province, Vancouver
• Alberta Ballet's Nutcracker a Living Tradition - Calgary Herald
• Princess will be fine if they aren't haunted by rats - Edmonton Journal
• Ballet Pirouettes into Style Again - The Globe & Mail
• La Droit reviews The Nutcracker (en Francais)
• New Nutcracker every tiny ballerina's dream - Ottawa Citizen
• The Nutcracker - a Christmas Tradition at the NAC - Ottawa Sun
• The Sleeping Beauty recieves warm reception in Alberta
• Jean Grand-Maitre named one of Alberta's Mavericks!
• Pilobolus brings the WOW factor
• Alberta Ballet Appoints Martin Bragg as Executive Director
• Sir Elton John Approves Tour of Love Lives Bleeding in 2011!
• House and Garden Tour Feature - Calgary Herald
• Elton John Ballet a Blast - Toronto Star
• Alberta Ballet "Wildly Spectacular" - New York City's Dance Magazine
• Drag queens, honky cats strut at Alberta Ballet premiere - Edmonton Journal
• Photo Gallery: Love Lies Bleeding Opending Night - Calgary Herald
• Ballet Lite that Crocodile Rocks - The Globe & Mail
• Introducing Cow Town's Rocketman - The National Post
• Elton's Buddies call it 'magic.' - The Globe & Mail
• Elton John & Jean - SEE Magazine
• Bloodletting ballet - FFWD Weekly  
• Elton John trubite lives up to hype - Calgary Herald
• Elton John ballet spectacular fun - Calgary Sun
• Alberta Ballet Premieres Elton John Hit
• Elton John finally gets his own ('homoerotic') ballet
• Elton John goes to the dance with Alberta Ballet
• Alberta Ballet's Original Elton John Production
• Elton John & Alberta Ballet Love Lies Bleeding
• Tracing Elton John's meteoric rise from a classically trained piano student to one's of the world's greatest pop showmen
• Costumes for Elton John ballet put the emphasis on outrageous fun
• Ballet pays tribute to Elton John
• Best in Arts and Culture - 2010 Calgary Choice Awards
• School of Alberta Ballet Welcomes Guest Teacher
• Alberta Ballet Mural Unveiled
• Calgary's 21st Annual House & Garden Tour is a Feast for the Senses
• Edmonton's 15th Annual House & Garden Tour is a Feast for the Senses
• Powerful, Genre-Defying Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum Hits Vancouver for Cultural Olympiad 2010
• Alberta Ballet Announces Kirk Peterson Will Join Company as Associate Artistic Director for 2009-2010 Season
• School of Alberta Ballet Year End Performance Will Light up Jubilee Auditorium
• Alberta Ballet Presents Carmen & Boléro - A Steamy International Sensation and a Powerful World Premiere
• Alice in Wonderland Breaks Box Office Records
• Alberta Ballet Pursuing Options to Replace Cancelled National Ballet Sleeping Beauty Production
• Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître Appointed as Choreography Director for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Ceremonies
• SEE Magazine- March Madness With Alberta Ballet
• Vue Weekly Preview- Alice in Wonderland
• Edmonton Journal Review- Alice in Wonderland
• Edmonton Journal- Choreography finds great fun down rabbit hole
• General Company Auditions Are Now Closed
• Alberta Ballet to Debut Groundbreaking Ballet to the Music of Sir Elton John
• Alberta Ballet's 2009-2010 Season- Ballet Redefined
• Tumble Down the Rabbit Hole with Alberta Ballet's Alice in Wonderland
• Join Alice, the Hatter and the White Rabbit at Alberta Ballet's Mad Hatter's Tea
• School of Alberta Ballet Student to Compete in Youth America Grand Prix 2009 Finals
• Alberta Ballet's Raising the Barre Gala Raises Over $100,000
• Depth added to Mitchell's full-length version of The Fiddle and The Drum
• School of Alberta Ballet's Shion Yuasa to Represent Alberta in Youth America Grand Prix
• The Sheaf Reviews Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum
• Edmonton Journal Review- Unlikely Duo Forges Unforgettable Ballet
• Billboard interview- Joni Mitchell Hopes To Spread 'Fiddle'
• Vue Weekly Preview- A different Drum- AB adapts the work of Joni Mitchell
• Edmonton Journal Preview- Second Fiddle- Joni Mitchell revisits her ballet
• Alberta Venture interviews Murray Kilgour
• Lloydminster Meridian Booster Review- The drum beat continues
• Saskatoon StarPhoenix Review- Fiddle and The Drum stirring triumph
• Medicine Hat News previews Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum
• Saskatoon StarPhoenix previews Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum
• Saskatoon StarPhoenix interviews Joni Mitchell
• Regina Leader-Post previews Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum
• Full-Length Version of Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum Premieres Friday
• Alberta Ballet Heats Up the Spring - New Program Announced to Close 2008/2009 Season
• Alberta Ballet's New Nutcracker Closes With a Flourish
• Calgary Herald Review- Fresh sense of wonder fills new Nutcracker
• Globe and Mail Review- A western Nutcracker moves east and triumphs
• A 'n' E Vibe Gives The Nutcracker
• Edmonton Journal Dance Review- The Nutcracker
• Alberta Ballet Partners with CHQR Children's Foundation
• Alberta Ballet Partners with Santas Anonymous
• Edmonton Journal Nutcracker Preview
• The Nutcracker a Box-Office Smash - Alberta Ballet Adds Extra Show in Calgary
• A Brand New Holiday Wonder - Swerve Magazine Features the New Nutcracker
• Spokane Spokesman Review Says The Nutcracker, "A sparkling, delightful holiday extravaganza"
• Victoria Times Colonist - Nutcracker delivers boost to Dance Victoria series
• Victoria Times Colonist - Alberta Ballet adds zest to Tchaikovsky classic
• Victoria Times Colonist Gives The Nutcracker Four Stars
• Alberta, The Nutcracker Is Almost Sold Out!
• Alberta Ballet Once Again Makes Headlines on the World Stage
• Completely New, Forever Enchanting
• Alberta, Don't Miss Alberta Ballet's Enchanting A Midsummer Night's Dream!
• Alberta Ballet Launches Enhanced Website
• Experience Magical Mischief with Alberta Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Alberta Ballet Dancers Show Fluid Movement at Calgary Festival
• Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum Reviews
• Alberta Ballet Previews Extended Version Of The Fiddle And The Drum
• Prestigious Dance Initiative Calls Ballet Master
• Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and The Drum Earns Rave Reviews at Luminato
• Choreographer Of Alberta Ballet’s Othello Nominated For Top International Dance Award