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The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca, the first artistic director.A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 by artistic director Hope Muir.
Pages in category "National Ballet of Canada principal dancers" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
National Ballet of Canada principal dancers (20 P) Pages in category "National Ballet of Canada dancers" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Rex Howard Harrington, OC FRSC (born October 30, 1962, in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian ballet dancer. [1] In 2000, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2005, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by York University and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [2]
In 1998, Ogden joined the National Ballet of Canada as an apprentice, and was promoted to the corps de ballet the following year. [1] Ogden was named Principal Dancer in 2005. [3] She has danced principal roles in productions such as Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. [3]
Sonia Rodriguez (born December 19, 1972) is a Canadian ballet dancer. She joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1990 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2000. In 2022, she retired as the longest serving dancer the company. [1] [2]
Upon graduating in 1975, he joined the corps de ballet of the National Ballet of Canada, [5] making his professional debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in Coppélia. [2] He was promoted to the rank of second soloist in 1978, to first soloist in 1979, and to principal dancer in 1980.
Chosen for the cover of James Neufeld's Passion to Dance, the story of The National Ballet of Canada (Dundurn Press, 2011). Nominated for the Prix Benois de la Danse for her role as Odette/Odile in James Kudelka's Swan Lake (2000). “Miss Hodgkinson has an awesome balance, an expressive body and a steely technique…” (The Washington Times) [30]