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National Ballet of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Ballet of Canada is Canada's largest ballet troupe. Despite suffering under a history of government funding cuts and economic recessions, the NBC has garnered respect and admiration by commissioning many original works from prominent choreographers, mounting lavish productions of 20th-century and classical repertoire, and by successful international tours. The NBC's first performance was in the Eaton Auditorium (now known as "The Carlu" event venue in the College Park complex). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Ballet_of_Canada   (233 words)

Ballet Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography Ballet began to develop as a separate art form in France during the reign of Louis XIV, who was passionate about dance and determined to reverse a decline in dance standards that began in the 17th century. Ballet has its roots in Renaissance court spectacle in Italy, but was particularly shaped by the French ballet de cour, which consisted of social dances performed by the nobility in tandem with music, speech, verse, song, pageant, decor and costume. The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre Located in Portland, Oregon. www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Ballet   (1139 words)

National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada, founded in 1951, is a classical ballet repertory company that presents a very wide range of choreography, from the 19th-century classics and master works by later choreographers to newly commissioned ballets. As many critics have noted, for the first time in its history NBC is led by a choreographer of international stature whose vision of dance and approach to movement is not only projected through his own work but by the manner in which the company performs its entire repertoire. The fact that the then-Winnipeg Ballet, founded in 1939, had enjoyed great success at 2 Canadian regional ballet festivals and was already touring the country was an additional spur to the Toronto group's endeavours. www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=A0005610   (1225 words)

National Ballet School (Canada) : Spring Showcase 2002 - Review Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS), founded more than forty years ago by Celia Franca and Betty Oliphant, is recognised as one of the country’s foremost institutions for dance education. Its graduates constitute a large part of the National Ballet of Canada, having produced Frank Augustyn, Veronica Tennant, Rex Harrington, and of course, Karen Kain. On one level, the ballet pays tribute to the late Jeffrey Kirk, an NBS graduate and Hamburg Ballet dancer who died of AIDS ten years ago; in a larger sense, it celebrates the spring and vitality of youth and mourns its loss through death or otherwise. www.criticaldance.com /reviews/2002/nbs-020521.html   (942 words)

Ballet-Dance Magazine - National Ballet of Canada - Choreographic Workshop - Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto The National Ballet of Canada choreographic workshop is a glimpse into the creative future of the company, and judging by the promise of the works set forward, it is in very capable hands. Since its inception in 1969, the National Ballet of Canada’s annual workshop has fostered such talents as James Kudelka, Dominique Dumais, John Alleyne, Bengt Jörgen, and Matjash Mrozewski, who are all now household names in Canadian dance. Lindsay Fischer, who has taught at the National Ballet School and will be coaching “Theme and Variations” this May as a guest ballet master, also choreographed a piece for the showcase. www.ballet-dance.com /200405/articles/NBoC20040403.html   (1365 words)

STEPPING OUT: Visionary choreographer stretches National Ballet of Canada's image and limbs in challenging reinvention Kudelka's version of the National Ballet of Canada is completely different from anything that has preceded it. While some people mourned the passing of the old National Ballet, this was precisely what the directors were looking for when they hired Kudelka. Then came his triumphal return to the National Ballet in 1992 as artist in residence. www.freep.com /entertainment/newsandreviews/nbc3_20041003.htm   (1504 words)

National Arts Centre - Centre national des Arts Onegin was produced for The National Ballet of Canada in 1984 by Reid Anderson, a former principal dancer and ballet master with the Stuttgart Ballet. In 2003-2004, The National Ballet of Canada celebrates the 20th anniversary of principal dancer Rex Harrington, who dances the demanding title role in Onegin on March 18 and 20 (casting subject to change). His Romeo and Juliet, Onegin, and The Taming of the Shrew are all in the National Ballet's current repertoire and are superlative examples of his fine crafting of stage theatricality, skilful sense of drama, rich characterization and inventive dance vocabulary. www.nac-cna.ca /en/nacnews/printview.cfm?ID=666   (1629 words)

The National Ballet of Canada tours five cities in Western Canada A unique initiative between The National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, The Firebird continues to garner glowing reviews: "With one broad stroke, The National Ballet's brilliant and uncompromising visionary has managed not only to reconstruct history, but to define the way great art can reinvent itself for the future. Principal Dancer REX HARRINGTON, who celebrates his 20th Anniversary with The National Ballet of Canada, will perform the central role in James Kudelka's The Four Seasons. At the centre of the ballet is the role of "a man for all seasons", a character the audience follows through the youthful promise of spring, the passion of summer, the mellow warmth of autumn, the chill of winter and ultimately to death. www.rbc.com /newsroom/20030903ballet2.html   (735 words)

The National Ballet School Canada’s National Ballet School strives to be an international leader in ballet training. L’École nationale de ballet du Canada s’applique à être un chef de file mondial en matière de formation en ballet. Vouée à l’avancement de l’art du ballet, l’ÉNB forme des professionnels de la danse dans un environnement centré sur l’étudiant en combinant intimement l’innovation et l’évolution des pratiques avec les meilleures traditions en enseignement. www.nationalballetschool.org   (86 words)

Founding of the National Ballet of Canada Canada’s premier ballet company is the National Ballet of Canada (NBC), which debuted on November 12, 1951. Celia Franca, gifted dancer, ballet mistress and choreographer from London, was invited to the 1950 Festival to consider forming a professional national company. But to the balletomane, ballet is grand spectacle and the beauty of story told through graceful physical movement. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E30   (732 words)

New York Choreographic Institute James Kudelka was appointed Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada in June 1996. Born in Newmarket, Ontario, he trained as a classical dancer at the National Ballet School in Toronto and joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1972. In 1992, he became the Resident Artist at The National Ballet of Canada, the same company where he began his career as a dancer twenty years earlier. www.nycballet.com /nyci/nyci_kudelkabio.html   (170 words)

Ballet DVD, VHS. Dance Instructional Videos. Ballet Performances, Ballet Instruction Videos. Great Ballet performance on video, DVD David Howard, ballet master, teacher and coach was a soloist with the Royal Ballet and National Ballet of Canada. Ballet 201 is an easy-to-follow, hands-on tape that is based upon the syllabus of a major University of California program and is endorsed by private instructors. Former American Ballet Theatre Ballerina Michelle Benash has designed an instructional Pointe video for all levels. www.balletvideos.org   (3880 words)

Voice Of Dance - Insights - Features The women of NBC display a uniformity of attack that compensates for a slight lack of individuality (the beguiling Chan Hon Goh, whom we saw guesting with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, is not on her home company’s tour - go figure). Staged, in the austere, late-Balanchine style, by former New York City Ballet principal Ib Andersen, this is yet another variant of the piece. The emphasis on detail was striking; the ballet might have been subtitled, "A Boy and his Lute." In Côté, Balanchine found a classically proportioned protagonist, who attained his finest moments in the Lento variation, with its confident striding maneuvers. www.voiceofdance.org /Insights/insights.trans.col.cfm?LinkID=32000000000000209   (1111 words)

History of the Cecchetti Society of Canada The Canadian Branch of the Cecchetti Society was founded in 1949 by Betty Oliphant, first ballet mistress of the National Ballet of Canada and co-founder, with Celia Franca, of the National Ballet School. Miss Tennant was prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada from 1964 to 1989. The Honorary Patron of the Cecchetti Society of Canada is the eminent Canadian performer, author, lecturer, and broadcaster, Veronica Tennant, O.C., LL.D.. www.cecchetti.ca /history.html   (273 words)

- News from National Ballet of Canada Adams joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1954, where his brother David Adams was already one of the company's leading male dancers. Ballet fans of all ages are invited to step inside the studios of the National Ballet and watch our dancers rehearse for the company's upcoming performances. The National Ballet's Esso Kids Open House is completely free of charge and no reservations are required. www.ballet.co.uk /dcforum/news/1726.html   (1101 words)

The National Ballet School, Canada Despite its close relationship and similarity in name to the National Ballet of Canada, the National Ballet School is a separate and independent institution, registered as a charitable not-for-profit corporation and accountable to the public through an elected board of Trustees. Founded in 1959, the National Ballet School is one of the finest professional training institutions in the world. It is unique in Canada in providing professional dance training, academic education, and residential care within the same facility, and counts among its graduates the country's leading dancers, teachers, choreographers, and artistic directors. eta.physics.uoguelph.ca /nbs/old/welcome.html.1   (248 words)

The National Ballet of Canada "Solitaire" was created in 1956 for the Royal Ballet and performed by the National Ballet of Canada for the first time 1965 in Washington, with Lynn Seymour as guest artist. TORONTO-- One fine day in the '80s Meatloaf sang "Two outta three ain't bad," and ditto for the squeaky-clean mixed program offered by the National Ballet of Canada at the Hummingbird, a.k.a. I also note however that Julie Hay and friends, including students from the National Ballet School, were picture perfect and the whole portrait, long phrases and swooping Balanchine experience was quite delicious. www.danceinsider.com /f2001/f1113_2.html   (857 words)

CBC Arts: National Ballet's artistic director steps down David Banks, chair of the National Ballet board, called the nine years under Kudelka's leadership "an extraordinary era" for the company and praised his leadership of the company's "artistic renaissance" and his push to return the troupe to touring. He rejoined the National Ballet as an artist-in-residence in 1992 and was named artistic director in 1996. Kudelka joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens as a principal dancer in 1981 and served as that company's resident choreographer from 1984 to 1990, while also creating commissions for other companies, like the Joffrey Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet. www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2005/05/18/Arts/kudelkaleaves.html   (631 words)

National Ballet of Canada - The Contract - criticaldance.com ballet and modern dance forum In this ballet within a ballet, we along with the dancers of the National Ballet of Canada watch the dancers of the National Ballet School perform The Pied Piper of Hamelin. I did overhear a few ballet fans in line at a restaurant across the street from the Hummingbird Centre and needless to say they were not overly impressed with the way they spent 2 hours of their evening. NBoC Director of Communications, Julia Drake, reports that the National is looking into touring The Contract, as well as bringing it back into the repertoire as soon as possible. www.criticaldance.com /ubb/Forum4/HTML/001431.html   (3052 words)

Professional: National Ballet of Canada It would be impossible to write about the male stars of the Ballets Russes without revealing that many of them were lovers of the great impresario. The Camargo Society was founded in London to further the cause of ballet. Dolin was knighted in 1981 and was involved in ballet until he died in Paris on November 25, 1983. www.davidadams.org /canada1/nbc/dolin.htm   (433 words)

globetechnology.com: News An agreement is expected to be signed some time this summer between the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company for the ballet to move into the opera's new $105-million home in the fall of 2005. High-ranking officials with the COC and the ballet confirmed this week that "discussions are well advanced" for the ballet to move from Toronto's Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts to become the lead tenant at the new Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Both the COC and the National Ballet have used the 3,200-seat hall for decades, although they criticized its long, boxy shape, poor sightlines, insufficient backstage space and irremedial acoustics. news.globetechnology.com /servlet/GAMArticleHTMLTemplate?tf=globetechnology/TGAM/NewsFullStory.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=UBALLM&date=20020621   (454 words)

National Ballet of Canada - Paul Parish The National Ballet of Canada returned to the Bay Area for the first time in thirteen years last week for concerts in the 2200-seat Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. San Francisco Ballet's artistic director Helgi Tomasson was in the house, as well as the well-loved ballerina Evelyn Cisneros, who had danced in several ballets choreographed for SFB by James Kudelka, who has been associated with the Canadian company since 1972, and its director since 1996. Balanchine's ballet was staged for NBC by Ib Andersen, himself a famous Apollo. www.danceviewtimes.com /2004/autumn/04/nboc.htm   (1364 words)

Amazon.com: Making Ballet with Karen Kain and the National Ballet of Canada (1995) : Video With an eye for the unexpected and a taste for the theatrical, film maker Anthony Azzopardi goes behind-the-scenes at the National Ballet of Canada, to capture the drama within the drama- "the makin of " The Actress. The ballet is The Actress, choreographed by James Kudelka in celebration of Karen Kain's 25th season as prima ballerina. This documentary is just as much a work of art as the ballet it documents. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303445292?v=glance   (630 words)

Frank Augustyn at Trent University Frank Augustyn, one of the foremost professional dancers in Canada, was trained at the National Ballet School and rose to prominence as a member of the National Ballet of Canada. Augustyn went on to partner virtually all the ballerinas in the National Ballet of Canada, and established himself as guest artist with a number of other companies, including the Boston Ballet and the Berlin Opera Ballet. He is in demand as a guest teacher at ballet schools in Canada and the United States. www.trentu.ca /english/augustyn/biography.html   (399 words)

Ballet-Dance Magazine - National Ballet of Canada - Stravinsky Violin Concerto - Hummingbird Centre, Toronto A ballet, like a song, could mean many things depending on the ears, eyes, and minds' eye of its audience. However this ballet, most often characterized as ‘abstract,’ moves you is right for you -- even if it has no meaning for you. My only criticism of the ballet was the economy of its set design. www.ballet-dance.com /200501/articles/NBoC20041118.html   (1207 words)

The Daily Californian The National Ballet of Canada was accompanied by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. Most surprising of all was how humorous the ballet was-without resorting to mime tactics, the dancers managed to convey both the serious and amusing aspects of the larger narrative with light-hearted ease. Firmly grounded in classical ballet, Kudelka uses tradition to springboard into modern and innovative choreography, choreographing routines so new to dance the dancers themselves haven't had time yet to perfect them. www.dailycal.org /particle.php?id=16409   (476 words)

James Kudelka Biography James Kudelka was appointed Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada on June 1, 1996. Created for the National Ballet of Canada’s Gizella Witkosky and Serge Lavoie, Mirror was specially commissioned by the Hamburg Ballet and premiered at the company’s annual Nijinsky Gala in April 1991. Kudelka trained as a classical dancer at the National Ballet School in Toronto and graduated in 1972 to join the National Ballet of Canada. www.balletmet.org /Notes/Kudelka.html   (1362 words)

The National Ballet of Canada Privacy Policy The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of our ticket buyers, subscribers, patrons, employees and other stakeholders. Personal information gathered by The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation is kept in strict confidence. We value their trust, and that of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us. www.ballet.ca /privacy.php   (523 words)

CBC Arts: National Ballet posts deficit for 03-04 season TORONTO- Though it hosted the acclaimed farewell season of Rex Harrington and the debut of a highly anticipated retelling of Cinderella, the National Ballet of Canada suffered financially in 2003-2004, announcing a deficit of $790,000 Wednesday. Officials announced the shortfall, which brings the ballet's accumulated deficit to $692,000, at the company's annual meeting, held at the Walter Carsen Centre in Toronto. At the meeting, ballet officials also honoured longtime company members, recognized those stepping down or retiring and welcomed newcomers to its board. cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2004/09/15/Arts/balletdeficit040915.html   (343 words)

Knowledge Network: The Dancers' Story: National Ballet of Canada Decade by decade, in celebration of the National Ballet of Canada's 50th anniversary, a sampling of five generations of dancers - from the legendary pioneers to the company's future stars - gather at the St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto, the company's original home. "The Dancers' Story - The National Ballet of Canada" is a choreographed documentary weaving past with present using the vocabulary of dance. 7:00 PM The Dancers' Story: National Ballet of Canada A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada, featuring performances and personal stories from the company's leading dancers, past and present. tvschedule.knowledgenetwork.ca /knsch/KNSeriesPage.jsp?seriesID=P48828&seriesTitle=thedancers'story:nationalballetofcanada   (146 words)

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