by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 17, 2019 | Career, Profiles
On June 22, National Ballet of Canada principal Xiao Nan Yu will retire from the stage after 22 years with the company. Originally from Dalian, China, Yu studied at the Shen Yang School of Dance and the Beijing Dance Academy before coming to Canada’s National...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 20, 2019 | Profiles
After 20 years with the National Ballet of Canada, principal Heather Ogden has her dance bag essentials down to a science. “My bag is usually pretty heavy,” she says. “I always like to be prepared.” And as a mother of two, organization is key....
by Rachel Hellwig | Mar 14, 2019 | Career, Profiles
It’s rare for a professional ballet career to extend two decades or more. But there are indeed dancers who’ve been gracing the studio and stage for that long—learning, adapting and growing along the way. Today, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s...
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 Claudia Bauer | Nov 11, 2018 | Cover Story
Adji Cissoko has the alchemical blend of willowy limbs and earthy musicality you expect from a dancer in Alonzo King LINES Ballet. But she also has something more—a joy in dancing that makes every step feel immediate. “She has this soulful quality of an ancient...
by Anna Maples | Nov 4, 2018 | News
November 10–18 , the National Ballet of Canada presents the North American premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto. Co-produced with Hamburg Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet, NBoC is the last of the three companies to...
by Jordana Daumec | Oct 24, 2018 | Career, Profiles
Ready, set, it’s time to jet! Hi all! My name is Jordana Daumec. I’m a first soloist with The National Ballet of Canada. I’m currently taking a break from packing my bags for our tour to Moscow and St. Petersburg where we’ll be performing at...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT’s Fall Season Opens With Two World Premieres After American Ballet Theatre’s leisurely eight-week long summer run, their fall stint at Lincoln...