Jan 22, 2020 during my first season in a ballet company, i started having more free time on my hands, and piano came back to my life in its full glory. National ballet of canadas swan lake by james kudelka is a dark, violent and controversial work. Photo by aleksandar antonijevic, courtesy of the national ballet of canada. Injured national ballet dancer evan mckie observing from the sidelines. Owing to an indisposition, evan mckie and svetlana lunkina wont be performing in ottawa either. The nutcracker by the national ballet of canada is. Torontos evan mckie completes holy trinity of global ballet stardom.
In evan mckie, national ballet gains a ballet superstar the star. Evan mckie joins as a principal dancer in 201415 season april 25, 2014 karen kain, artistic director of the national ballet of canada, today announced that evan mckie will join the company as a principal dancer in the 201415 season. Produced and commissioned by the national ballet of canada. Evan mckie born april 7, 1983 is a canadian ballet dancer, writer, artist, creative movement director and supporter of various charitable initiaves. Canadas premier dance company performs annual fall, winter and summer seasons plus the nutcracker. Jun, 2017 the national ballet is bringing back its production of swan lake this month, with choreography by canadian james kudelka.
Canadian evan mckie returns to his roots after thirteen years with the stuttgart ballet and joins the national ballet of canada as principal dancer. Whether your group is beginner or advanced level, reach out to us and we will provide your group with a special class in one of our beautiful studios with our wonderful teachers and accompanists. All competing schools will celebrate their achievements and enjoy a screening of the nutcracker by the royal ballet at a local cinema. Robert stephen will be leaving the company to join gauthier dance in stuttgart, and dylan tedaldi will be leaving to join the kibbutz contemporary dance company, one of the leading dance companies in the world of contemporary dance.
Tchaikovsky, nutcracker is a certified classic, replete with evocative music and beautiful dance. National nutcracker royal opera house the royal ballet. Evan mckie born april 7, 1983 is a canadian ballet dancer, writer, artist, creative movement. Mckie studied at canadas national ballet school, the kirov academy of ballet and germanys john cranko school, where he was given his first. Evan mckie as prince siegfried in the national ballet of canadas. As a principal dancer with germanys stuttgart ballet and a guest artist everywhere from paris to tokyo, toronto can count itself lucky that mckie has returned to the national. Established as a classical company by founder celia franca in 1951, the national ballet of canada is the only canadian ballet company to present a full range.
Renowned for its diverse repertoire, the company performs. Evan mckie, dancer the national ballet of canada the. Dec 30, 2012 evan mckie in national ballet of canadas sleeping beauty. Make time for holiday fun with the nutcracker, celebrating. His repertoire is impressive, with leading roles in the nutcracker as the nutcracker, onegin as onegin, and the winters tale as leontes, yet he remains grounded and empathetic towards his colleagues. Guest artists may be subject to change without notice. Sleeping beauty greta hodgkinson evan mckie national ballet of canada. Please note, for 2017 the national nutcracker programme will only be running in the following areas. National ballet of canada svetlana lunkina evan mckie. National ballet of canada 201819 season page 3 national. Alicia amatriain and evan mckie in sabrina mat ballet. A former principal dancer with stuttgart ballet, evan is acclaimed around the world for his elegant, nuanced performances. Injured national ballet dancer evan mckie observing from. Learn more about evan mckie, principal dancer with the national ballet of.
A highly knowledgeable balletomane who has enjoyed 100s of performances in over 20 cities around the world,i speak english, french, and german, and am a travel industry council of. The walter carsen centre for the national ballet of canada 470 queens quay west toronto, ontario m5v 3k4 416 345 9686. He joined the stuttgart ballet in 2001 and he has been a principal dancer there for the past five years. Torontos evan mckie completes holy trinity of global. Oct 24, 2014 evan mckie was born in toronto and received his dance training from canadas national ballet school, the kirov academy of ballet and the john cranko school in stuttgart, germany. Mar 04, 2012 evan mckie, principal dancer with stuttgart ballet, is considered one of the most gifted ballet stars of his generation. Evan mckie on dancing the iconic role of romeo s magazine. Our master classes provide groups the chance to learn from our in studio faculty or national ballet dancers. Evan mckie, principal dancer with stuttgart ballet, is considered one of the most gifted ballet stars of his generation. Evan mckie, dancer the national ballet of canada the national.
He trained initially at the national ballet school, appearing as a student in the nutcracker and james kudelkas pastorale. Svetlana lunkina and evan mckie in the nutcracker photo courtesy of bruce zinger provided by the national ballet of canada. Mckie appeared with the national ballet of canada as a guest artist and became a principal guest artist in 20. Evan mckie on guesting in the sleeping beauty youtube.
But with two stunning leads, svetlana lunkina and evan mckie, it shows hints of drama in classical ballet. Nightlight choreography douglas lee with alicia amatriain and evan mckie the stuttgart ballet duration. Dec 19, 2012 the national ballet of canada opened its annual holiday season run of the nutcracker on wednesday night almost exactly 120 years after the now famous tchaikovskyscored works premiere in st. Photo by aaron vincent elkaim, courtesy of the national ballet of canada. Shes 11 and making dance history in nyc ballets famed the nutcracker. Evan mckie was born in toronto, ontario, and trained at canadas national ballet school, the kirov academy of ballet in washington, d. What makes the dance art and theatre so important for you. Tours en lair organizes ballet themed escorted holidays to see the best companies perform great ballets in beautiful places.
At 14, mckie made the bold decision to hone his russian classical. See more ideas about ballet photos, ballet and dance photography. The national ballet s production was staged in 1972 by the great dance star rudolf nureyev, who learned it from his. I would give two years of my life to conduct nutcracker just one time. He is currently a principal dancer with the national ballet of canada and performs as a guest dancer with many historically prominent. Guest principal of the paris opera, mariinsky, bolshoi and tokyo ballets.
Then, one day, i spoke with one of the violinists and said. Born in toronto, evan mckie joined the national ballet as a principal dancer in 2014. Photo by bruce zinger, courtesy of the national ballet of canada. A principal dancer with stuttgart ballet, evan made his. Jan 12, 2015 svetlana lunkina and evan mckie in the nutcracker. Evan mckie in national ballet of canadas sleeping beauty. At 28, the tall, elegant dancer is the first canadian to perform a leading. Ben rudisin was born in woodbridge, virginia and trained at the north carolina school of the arts in winstonsalem and houston ballet ii in texas. Mckie has been a principal dancer with the national ballet since 2014, before which he danced with the stuttgart ballet in germany. She has attended ballet performances in over 20 cities around the world. Svetlana lunkina as odette and odile and evan mckie as prince siegfried, swan lake choreography by james kudelka and music by pyotr tchaikovsky, costume by santo loquasto, the national ballet of canada. The national ballet of canada is a canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in toronto, ontario, with celia franca as the first artistic director. Evan mckie, a principal dancer with the national ballet of canada, has.
Evan mckie, current principal dancer, the national ballet of canada, previous principal dancer of the stuttgart ballet. Watch guest artist evan mckie rehearse prince florimund in the sleeping beauty. For a peek into that world, we caught up with the national ballet of canadas principal guest dancer, evan mckie, while he practiced for two of his upcoming roles. Evan mckie, who joins the national ballet this season as the companys newest. Evan mckie leaves stuttgart for his hometown and joins the. This season, the national ballet of canada welcomes back torontoborn principal guest artist evan mckie. Ben rudisin, dancer the national ballet of canada the. Featuring timeless score from incredible composer pyotr i. Sleeping beauty greta hodgkinson evan mckie national. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the national ballet has been led since 2005 by artistic director karen kain, one of the greatest ballerinas of her generation. While all the act ii variations in nutcracker are caricatures and based on stereotypes to varying degrees, i found the chinese one insulting. The national ballet has toured in canada, the us and internationally with appearances in london, paris, hamburg, moscow, st. Oct 01, 2014 san francisco ballet november 11 at 2. Because we were a couple years apart, we barely brushed shoulders, except at the odd toronto dance party where we could dance all night with mutual friends letting our inhibitions subside through the music.
National ballet of canadas swan lake by bachtrack for. Since sonia rodriguez does not yet seem to be stage ready, and jurgita dronina is presently appearing with english national ballet in giselle, the womens casting has been shuffled. Mckie began his career at stuttgart ballet and was promoted to principal dancer 2008. The famous canadian photographer karolina kuras has shot an amazing photo story specially for this issue. This former ballerina is now one of the ballet worlds.
May 07, 2014 this season, the national ballet of canada welcomes back torontoborn principal guest artist evan mckie. Meet our dancers the national ballet of canada the national. Universal ballet swan lake yena kang and evan mckie by. A conversation with canadian ballet star evan mckie, principal. Behind the beautiful drive of ballet around the world. She is fluent in french and english and speaks german, and is a travel industry council of. She is fluent in french and english and speaks german, and is a travel industry council of ontario certified travel counsellor. In evan mckie, national ballet gains a ballet superstar the. Evan mckie debuts as peter in the nutcracker on dec.
Meet the talented dancers of the national ballet of canada. Meet the principal dancers the national ballet of canada. New york city ballet charles askegaard ashley bouder megan fairchild robert fairchild gonzalo garcia lauren lovette sara mearns tiler peck amar ramasar teresa reichlen jenifer ringer daniel ulbricht andrew veyette damian woetzel. Evan mckie is a principal dancer with the national ballet of canada.
Evan mckie, principal dancer, national ballet of canada. About us the national ballet of canada the national. Aug 16, 2019 former boston ballet and former san francisco ballet julian mackay flames of paris and take me to church mikhailovsky theatre evan mckie in time we trust national ballet of canada tara ghassemieh and vitor luiz scheherazade festival ballet theatre and former san francisco ballet. Mckie accepted offers to attend the kirov academy of ballet in washington, d. Evan mckie will debut in the role of peterthe nutcracker in the national ballets the nutcracker on dec. Ballet star evan mckie defies the purists the globe and mail. In case you need some brushing up, the nutcracker is set in. The ballet is the oldest full production of nutcracker in america and was choreographed in 1944 so this variation was completely outdated and offensive. Ballet dancer returns to toronto for the nutcracker. Nov 12, 2015 make time for holiday fun with the nutcracker, celebrating twenty years in toronto. When i arrived at ballet west 10 years ago, i fell in love with willam christensens nutcracker, however i never liked the chinese variation. Male ballet dancers ballet art boys ballet sleeping beauty ballet javier marin ballet shows ballet.
Behind the beautiful drive of ballet around the world the globe and. Courtesy canadas national ballet schoolphotographed by johan persson. The national ballet is bringing back its production of swan lake this month, with choreography by canadian james kudelka. Onegin paris opera ballet aurelie dupont, evan mckie. I would stay in the opera house until midnight, practicing. He has told us about his creative journey, selfsearch while preparing roles, writing career and many other interesting things.
This season he made exciting debuts in several roles such as diaghilev in nijinsky, peterthe nutcracker in the nutcracker. Universal themes evan mckie as siegfried and svetlana lunkina as odette. Do you have any info on how olga morgulets is doing. I totally fell in love with her in that documentary a few years ago and id love to hear how shes doing today. Apr 27, 2014 if karen kain ran the toronto maple leafs instead of the national ballet of canada, then fridays news that evan mckie is joining the company would be akin to signing roberto luongo or steven. I had a very serious knee injury back then and the doctors said i probably shouldnt continue dancing ballet. He was promoted to principal dancer at dutch national ballet of holland in 2010 and then continued went onto become principal dancer with the royal ballet from 20142017.
The premiere of the nutcracker transforms the classical ballet into a fairytale. This former ballerina is now one of the ballet worlds sought. Mckie trained at canadas national ballet school, then the kirov academy of ballet and finally the john cranko school. The national ballet of canadas nijinsky, a ballet by john neumeier, runs through nov 26, 2017 at the four seasons centre for the performing arts for more information and to purchase tickets. Evan mckie about his move from stuttgart to canada and the. National ballets nijinsky is a poignant depiction of real. I learned a lot about injury when i was a 15 year old student. Mckie s performances are within the realm of best in the world according to londons dance europe magazine.
Dec 20, 2014 sleeping beauty greta hodgkinson evan mckie national ballet of canada. Evan began his career as a member of the stuttgart ballet and was promoted to principal dancer after first portraying kevin odays hamlet with the company in 2008. Evan mckie was born in toronto, ontario and trained at canadas national ballet school under such mentors as glenn gilmour, peggy baker and mavis staines. In evan mckie, national ballet gains a ballet superstar. Playing a ballet prince takes more than just tights.
Evan mckie, a principal dancer with the national ballet of canada, has enjoyed a thriving international career, performing with the paris opera ballet, bolshoi ballet, mariinsky ballet and the. Hull, north devon, swale and medway, thurrock, boston and grantham, scunthorpe, teesside and northumberland. Mckie also performed the title role in the nutcracker, siegfried in swan lake. A principal dancer with stuttgart ballet, evan made his debut with the company in 2011. From a 19 june email from the national ballet to celia franca society members. He has gone on to receive critical acclaim for his own choreography and has created pieces on marieagnes gillot etoile of paris opera, svetlana lunkina and evan mckie both principal dancers with the national ballet of canada and an upcoming new work for the nederlands dans theater 2. James kudelkas the nutcracker, neumeiers nijinsky and dancing a role i. Rudisin joined the national ballet of canada as a rbc apprentice in 20, was promoted to second soloist in 2017 and was promoted to first soloist in 2019. Marias experience as an international soloist combined with her ongoing training as a conductor has prepared her well, says briskin. Sleeping beauty greta hodgkinson evan mckie national ballet. Evan mckie began his career as a member of stuttgart ballet and was promoted to principal dancer in 2008.
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