The National Ballet of Canada
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
The Pleasure of Cacti’s Prickle
By Matthew PariselliCacti is a delightfully silly and playful ballet, but also a sharply satirical and pulsating presentation, accentuated by its strategic place in The National Ballet of Canada’s recent mixed programme, which also features Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and Rubies.
Posted March 15, 2016
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Forget the Sylph: Where’s Effie?
By Marissa TrarbackIn the midst of The National Ballet of Canada’s beautifully rendered performance of La Sylphide at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, one might just wonder: where is Effie?
Posted March 9, 2016
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Competing Priorities
By Aziza MohammedWhile giving the story a subtly contemporary treatment relatable to the modern audience, The National Ballet of Canada’s production of La Sylphide explored the relationship between sacrifice and happiness in a faithful rendition of one of the world’s oldest ballets.
Posted March 9, 2016
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
When Chasing the Sylph…
By Liz OstilSet to the traditional score by Herman Severin Løvenskjold, The National Ballet of Canada’s production of La Sylphide revisits one of the oldest classical ballets.
Posted March 9, 2016
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
A Spectacular Tradition
By Grace Wells-SmithTrue to its promise, The Nutcracker by The National Ballet of Canada delivers the magic and nostalgia awaited all year round by thousands.
Posted December 20, 2015
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
In its Original Russian
By Emily TraceJames Kudelka’s interpretation of The Nutcracker for The National Ballet of Canada is disarmingly heartfelt.
Posted December 20, 2015
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet Finds Balance Between Traditional and Contemporary
By Michael MorrealeIn The National Ballet of Canada’s production of Romeo and Juliet, renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky distills Shakespeare’s tragic tale of two young lovers with a gentle hand.
Posted December 2, 2015
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Trios to Duet
By Lucinda RajaselvanGuillaume Côté and Elena Lobsanova play the lead roles in Romeo and Juliet, a timeless story of love, humour, tragedy and a deadly blood feud, danced to the famous score by Sergei Prokofiev.
Posted December 2, 2015The Nutcracker
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
December 12, 2015-2 janvier 2016
Ballet
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
A Colourful Success
By Matthew PariselliThe Winter’s Tale is considered one of William Shakespeare’s problem plays, richer in texture than in vibrancy.
Posted November 26, 2015
