In late July, ARTSFILE travelled to Banff, Alberta, at the invitation of the Centre for Arts and Creativity to meet with the artistic director of the Alberta Ballet and member of the Order of Canada, Jean Grand-Maître. The native of Aylmer, Quebec was at the centre workshopping a new production, Frankenstein, which will open in Calgary on Hallowe’en. Grand-Maître’s resumé shows he is one of the most successful choreographers for ballet in Canadian history.

BANFF, Alberta — Jean Grand-Maître was born in the Hull Hospital and grew up in Aylmer, Quebec, in a home that encouraged his artistic temperament. …

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