Heather Ogden

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

Forward Momentum in Frame by Frame

By Josette Halpert

Have you ever yearned to step into the mind of a genius - and an Academy Award-winning genius at that?

Posted June 13, 2018

Artists of the Ballet in Frame by Frame / Photo by Karolina Kuras

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

Frame by Frame Leaves Minds Reeling in Amazement

By Melissa Poon

Lights. Camera. Action! Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté deliver all of these and more in the highly anticipated world premiere of Frame by Frame by the National Ballet of Canada.

Posted June 11, 2018

Guillaume Côté with Artists of the Ballet in Nijinsky / Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

A Magical Madness: Nijinsky

By Eve van Eeden

Aristotle once said: “No great genius ever existed without a touch of madness”. Celebrating the man who personified this expression, Nijinsky is brought to life by The National Ballet of Canada.

Posted December 3, 2017

Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden in Nijinsky / Photo by Bruce Zinger

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

Love Strikes a Chord: Nijinsky

By Wei Shen

Director Stanley Kubrick was once mesmerized by Napoleon Bonaparte. Choreographer John Neumeier’s similar obsession with “Le Dieu de la Danse”, Vaslav Nijinsky, has crystallized into the National Ballet of Canada’s production Nijinsky.

Posted December 3, 2017

Volume 20, Issue 6
November/December 2017

Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden in Swan Lake / Photo by David Cooper

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

Somber Classic Gives National Ballet Stars Time to Shine

By Annick MacAskill

The National Ballet of Canada explores the dark side of love in a regal production of choreographer James Kudelka’s Swan Lake, which opened at the Four Seasons Centre Thursday night.

Posted June 24, 2017

Artists of The National Ballet of Canada in Swan Lake / Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

A Triumphant Opening

By Rya Marrelli

The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts came alive at the triumphant opening night of The National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake on June 15.

Posted June 24, 2017

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

A Medley of Magic and Madness

By Marissa Trarback

Before a single dancer appears on stage opening night at The National Ballet of Canada’s production of Giselle, a medley of magic and madness already fills the air.

Posted June 21, 2016

Emerging Arts Critics Programme

Sin and Un-Earned Redemption

By Aziza Mohammed

An innocent peasant girl, a prince in disguise, and an undead queen. Saccharine leitmotifs and the most enthusiastic use of triangle in any orchestral work. Giselle has it all.

Posted June 21, 2016