Le Ballet national du Canada

MAD HOT BALLET: Garden of Jewels

Annual Fundraising Gala Returns 11 juin, 2024
Tickets Now on Sale

4 avril, 2024… Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, today announced that the company’s annual fundraising gala MAD HOT BALLET returns 11 juin, 2024 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto.  

MAD HOT BALLET: Garden of Jewels promises to be a luxe summer garden party inspired by nature’s beauty. To date, MAD HOT BALLET has raised over $16 million in support of the National Ballet’s activities onstage, behind the scenes and in our community. This year’s gala event is expected to raise $1 million in one evening.  

The evening will begin with a one-hour gala performance of excerpts and short works followed by a themed reception in the lobby and a gala dinner onstage. MAD HOT BALLET event attracts ballet lovers as well as luminaries from the cultural, social, fashion and corporate spheres.   

“Always a highlight of my year, the National Ballet’s annual gala is a wonderful occasion to celebrate and support a fantastic organization,” says Inger Bartlett, Gala Committee Chair for 2024. “MAD HOT BALLET remains a unique event that showcases the many talented artists of the company followed by opportunities to mingle, dine and dance together. Our theme for 2024 – Garden of Jewels – will create a stylish summer soirée that reflects the bright sunshine of mid-June, the magnificent beauty of flowers and the radiant colours of gemstones.”   

Tickets are on sale today, 4 avril, 2024.  

Date and Venue:    
11 juin, 2024, 18:30  
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto     

Tickets:    
MAD HOT BALLET Performance, VIP Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner    
Single Ticket: $1 500    
Tables of 10: $25 000 and $15 000  
Tables of 12: $50 000  
Tickets can be purchased by calling 416 345 1944.   

MAD HOT BALLET Performance & Party 
Single Ticket: From $45   
Tickets can be purchased online at madhotballet.ca or by calling 416 (1 866) 345 9595.    

For the first year, specially-priced tickets for people 29 and under are also available and can be purchased by calling 416 (1 866) 345 9595. 

MAD HOT BALLET: Garden of Jewels Website >  

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Lead Sponsor MAD HOT BALLET: CIBC. 

Tina Pereira is sponsored through Dancers First by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Tina Pereira. Photo par Karolina Kuras.

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, through The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Government of Ontario through The Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. 

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