by Caroline Hamilton | Feb 18, 2020 | Career, Dance History, Instagram, Profiles
Traditionally, ballet costumes are made to have a life of 20 to 30 years. But they sometimes remain in use for much longer, being worn and altered to fit dozens of dancers. Multiple rows of hooks and bars show this progression, but it’s more apparent inside the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 5, 2019 | Profiles
When Christopher Wheeldon’s celebrated Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to National Ballet of Canada’s stage this week, there will be one big change. First soloist Chelsy Meiss will dance the role of the quirky, tapping Mad Hatter, the first...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Jun 11, 2018 | Just for fun, News, Viral Videos
“It just…always looks better in my head.” While that might not be something any of us would want to hear from a choreographer, it’s a brilliant introduction to “Off Kilter” and the odd, insecure character at its center, Milton...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Jun 11, 2018 | Just for fun
“It just…always looks better in my head.” While that might not be something any of us would want to hear from a choreographer, it’s a brilliant introduction to “Off Kilter” and the odd, insecure character at its center, Milton...
by Dana Glassman | Jul 22, 2013 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of anticipation in a theater before a curtain rises. Toronto’s cultural elite had gathered one summer night in 2006 to celebrate the National Ballet of Canada’s move into the Four Seasons Centre for the...