Ballet
Writers & Readers
Finding Home Again
By Emily PettetYears of traumatic rhetoric around body image and perfection have dulled the pure joy of dancing that I felt in my creative movement classes as a kid. An invisible screen of anxiety has prevented me from making it into a studio consistently. While I’ve had the desire to go, getting there has been the problem, and I haven’t been able to fix it.
Posted August 31, 2020
Exclusive Free Trial Classes
Open House | Portes ouvertes
North York ON
August 16-23 août 2020
Ballet
The National Ballet of Canada Met With Dancer Nicholas Rose After He Called Out the Company on Instagram
In the wake of protests over police brutality and systemic racism, Rose told the company to “do better.”
Posted June 6, 2020
Opera Atelier presents 'Together/Apart: A Virtual Showcase from Around the Globe'
Performance | Spectacle
BC
May 20 mai 2020
Ballet
On the Ground
From South Africa to Canada, to the Big Screen
By Anne DionA 2019 documentary, Beyond Moving, by Vikram Dasgupta, profiles second soloist with the National Ballet, Siphesihle November. The film premiered in Canada as part of the Hot Docs’ Doc Soup series in February 2020.
Posted April 9, 2020
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Connecting With a Classic
By Nicole DecseyRatmansky’s choreography is cutting edge while keeping the classical beauty of the ballet alive.
Posted March 28, 2020
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Rivalling the Classics
By Thomas DobronyiCommissioned for the National Ballet’s sixtieth anniversary, Ratmansky’s production has since become a touring showpiece for the company, earning its place alongside more canonical versions.
Posted March 26, 2020
Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet™
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
July 24-26 juillet 2020
Ballet
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Everything That Rises Must Converge
By Marie TrotterLeap day reliably recurs once every four years, but the National Ballet’s mixed program Angels’ Atlas with Chroma & Marguerite and Armand was an even rarer temporal event in our journey around the sun. The February 29 opening of this eccentric program was an evening of stylistic whiplash never to be seen again.
Posted March 11, 2020
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
When Stars Collide
By Joshua ChongA homecoming, a tantalizing taster and a farewell celebration highlighted The National Ballet of Canada’s triple bill, which opened at the Four Seasons Centre on February 29.
Posted March 11, 2020
On the Ground
Ballet, Drag and Everything In Between
By Sean YoungBrooke Lynn Hytes, season eleven runner-up and first Canadian queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, is sashaying back to her hometown, Toronto. She’ll be performing with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on March 7 and 8 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Posted March 4, 2020
Shape-Shifting
Jean Grand-Maître announces he will be stepping down from his role as artistic director of Alberta Ballet in 2022. The role will be taken over by Christopher Anderson.
Posted March 3, 2020
Canadian Masterclass Series with Prima Ballerina Chan Hon Goh
Workshop | Classe
Vancouver BC
February 28 février 2020
Ballet
Masterclass Series with Chan Hon Goh
Workshop | Classe
Nanaimo BC
March 1 mars 2020
Ballet
Masterclass Series with Chan Hon Goh
Workshop | Classe
Kelowna BC
March 13 mars 2020
Ballet
Masterclass Series with Chan Hon Goh
Workshop | Classe
Ottawa ON
February 21 février 2020
Ballet
Masterclass Series with Chan Hon Goh
Workshop | Classe
Toronto ON
February 20 février 2020
Ballet
Spring Performance Workshop
Workshop | Classe
Vancouver BC
March 23-27 mars 2020
Ballet
