Media Release
Swan Lake Relaxed Performance
March 11, 2025
February 12, 2025... Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that the company will present a Relaxed Performance of Swan Lake Acts I & II at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
Relaxed Performances are designed to create a welcoming and inclusive space for the Disability Community within the National Ballet, offering a more casual and approachable environment while still maintaining all the magic of a live performance. Families and individuals who have previously found access to the arts limiting can enjoy the ballet in a more accessible environment through Relaxed Performances, with such accommodations as: the ability to freely enter and leave the auditorium during the performance, quiet rooms, adjusted lighting and sound levels, ASL interpretation, live audio description and more.
Since the first main stage Relaxed Performance in 2022, the annual presentation has sold out each year, with over 1,300 patrons anticipated to attend the upcoming performance. The National Ballet is pleased to welcome patrons from such partner organizations as Autism Ontario, Down Syndrome Association Toronto, Fighting Blindness Canada, Geneva Centre for Autism, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre, VOICE for Deaf Kids and others.
The Relaxed Performance is offered at an accessible price of just $25 for adults and $15 for children.
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Season Sponsor: BMO Financial Group
Christopher Gerty is sponsored through Dancers First by Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein.
Genevieve Penn Nabity is sponsored through Dancers First by George & Kathy Dembroski.
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council; the Government of Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage with the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Government of Ontario with the Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Christopher Gerty and Genevieve Penn Nabity with Artists of the Ballet. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.
For more information, please contact:
Touchwood PR
Andréa Grau, Founder and Owner
Keira Hunt, Senior Manager of Publicity and Promotions
Chelsea Cabello, Senior Publicist
NBOC@touchwoodpr.com
The National Ballet of Canada
Catherine Chang, Associate Director of Communications & Content Strategy
Kate Dresser, Communications Manager
Media@national.ballet.ca