The National Ballet of Canada
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
On the Edge of Our Seats for the Retelling of a Classic Myth
By Leah Borts-KupermanIn Orpheus Alive, the audience members are gods; we’re pulled into the story and cast as divine judges in the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Posted December 6, 2019
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Orpheus Redux
By Rebecca FlemisterThe National Ballet of Canada offers a glimpse of both ballet’s past and promising future in the company premiere of George Balanchine’s Chaconne, paired with the world premiere of Robert Binet’s Orpheus Alive.
Posted December 2, 2019
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Twisted Sisterhood
By Jane CoombsThere’s a beautiful peasant girl, a handsome count and a waltz-happy village overflowing with wine. But one fatal lie lurks beneath this Cinderella story.
Posted November 15, 2019
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Ghosts of the Past
By Arlan VriensHot on the heels of Halloween, The National Ballet of Canada’s Giselle delivered supernatural chills, youthful exuberance and poignant heartbreak.
Posted November 15, 2019
Fifty Years of Swan Lake
Karen Kain to retire as artistic director of The National Ballet of Canada
Posted November 14, 2019
Time to Exhale
After twenty-four years, Greta Hodgkinson will be retiring from her role as a principal dancer with The National Ballet of Canada.
Posted October 30, 2019
The Merry Widow
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
June 19-23 juin 2019
Ballet
On the Ground
Closing Act
By Grace Wells-SmithThe Dance Current caught up with Xiao Nan Yu on the eve of her retirement from her tenure at the National Ballet of Canada.
Posted June 10, 2019
On the Ground
Competition Becomes Celebration
By Erin BaldwinIn many ways, The Erik Bruhn Prize does away with the cutthroat atmosphere of competition and becomes more like a showcase for burgeoning young dancers, contemporary choreography and some of the finest pas de deux in the classical repertoire.
Posted April 16, 2019
Meeting Pointe
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
April 14 avril 2019
3:00 | 15:00
Ballet
Tracing The Steps: Celebrating Les Ballets Russes & The Nijinskys
Screening | Visionnement
ON
November 17 novembre 2017
7:00 | 19:00
Ballet
Romeo and Juliet
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
November 25-5 décembre 2015
Ballet
The Winter's Tale
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
November 14-22 novembre 2015
Ballet
Grassroots Archiving Workshop
Workshop | Classe
Toronto ON
May 27 mai 2013
9:00 | 9:00
Various
YOU Dance: Mixed Program
Performance | Spectacle
Parry Sound ON
April 13 avril 2011
Ballet
The Nutcracker
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
December 10, 2011-3 janvier 2012
Various dates and times
Ballet
Romeo and Juliet
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
November 16-27 novembre 2011
Tues-Sat | mardi-samedi
Ballet
MAD HOT Wonderland
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
June 21 juin 2011
Ballet
