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Jiří Jelínek (ballet Dancer)
Jiří Jelínek (born 1977) is a Czech ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer with the National Theatre Ballet (Prague) and the Stuttgart Ballet. He joined the National Ballet of Canada as a principal dancer in January 2010.http://ballet.ca/pdf/pressreleases/Jiri_Jelinek_Joins_The_National_Ballet_of_Canada_in_January_2010.pdf He is known for his combination of a powerful stage presence and his partnering skills. The Czech dancer is particularly renowned for his portrayal of Onegin in John Cranko's '' Onegin''. He has danced with many ballerinas including Polina Semionova, Sue Jin Kang, Bridget Breiner, Alicia Amatriain, Katia Wunsche, Xiao Nan Yu Xiao Nan Yu ( zh, s=于晓楠, p=Yú Xiǎonán; born 1977/1978) is a principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Dancer
A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be either gender. The position is similar to that of ''Soloist (ballet), soloist''; however, principals regularly perform not only solo (dance), solos, but also pas de deux as well as headlining performances they participate in. Principal dancers can be hired into a dance company or can also be a company dancer that is a Corps de ballet, corps de ballet dancer that gets promoted from within the company. That process can take multiple performance seasons or even years to achieve based on skill level and company interest. It is a coveted position in the company and the most prominent position a dancer can receive. The term is used mostly in ballet but can be used in other forms as well, such as modern dance. They are usually the star of the ballet. The term ''senior principal dancer'' is sometimes used as well. Synon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre Ballet (Prague)
The National Theatre Ballet in Prague, Czech Republic was founded in 1883. It is based in Prague's National Theatre, which is also home to a drama company and an opera company. The company has a long history of performing Czech works in addition to international classics. In recent decades, more Western works have also been added to the repertoire. History The National Theatre's first ballet master was Václav Reisinger. He worked with a group of more than 20 dancers, and staged a new ballet production in 1884, ''Hashish''. Reisinger was succeeded by Augustin Berger, who held the post twice, from 1884 to 1900, and 1912 to 1923. Berger's contribution was to expand the company, adding a chorus of figurants (auxiliary dancers) and giving the company a more professional standard. The ballet company was successful in staging popular classics of the era, such as ''Swan Lake'' (Act II), ''Giselle'', ''Coppélia'' and ''Excelsior''. The National Theatre Ballet was the first company to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart Ballet
Stuttgart Ballet is a leading German ballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by John Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 1981. History The Stuttgart Ballet evolved from the court ballet of the Duke of Württemberg, dating back to 1609. The modern company was founded and shaped from 1961 by the South African born British dancer John Cranko "into a group with an exciting and visually arresting style". He created full-length narrative ballets including ''Romeo and Juliet'', '' Onegin'' and '' The Taming of the Shrew'', John Neumeier created for the company ''Die Kameliendame'' and ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. The first tour to the US in 1969 resulted in international fame. Dancers who have emerged from the company became well-known choreographers, including Neumeier, William Forsythe, Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 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. Renowned for its diverse repertoire, the company performs traditional full-length classics, embraces contemporary work and encourages the creation of new ballets, as well as the development of Canadian dancers and choreographers. The company's repertoire includes works by Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Rudolf Nureyev, John Neumeier, William Forsythe, James Kudelka, Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky, Crystal Pite, Christopher Wheeldon, Aszure Barton, Guillaume Côté and Robert Binet. The National Ballet tours in Canada and internationally, with appearances in London, Paris, Hamburg, Moscow, St. Petersburg, New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cranko
John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born to Herbert and Grace Cranko in Rustenburg in the former province of Transvaal, Union of South Africa. As a child, he would put on puppet shows as a creative outlet. Cranko received his early ballet training in Cape Town under the leading South African ballet teacher and director, Dulcie Howes, of the University of Cape Town Ballet School. In 1945 he choreographed his first work (using Stravinsky's Suite from '' L'Histoire du soldat'') for the Cape Town Ballet Club. He moved to London, studying with the Sadler's Wells Ballet School (later called the Royal Ballet) in 1946Dromgoole, Nicholas"John Cranko" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', retrieved 19 March 2015, and dancing his first role with the Sadler's Wells Ballet in November 1947. London Cranko collaborated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onegin (Cranko)
''Onegin'' is a ballet created by John Cranko for the Stuttgart Ballet that premiered on 13 April 1965 at Staatstheater Stuttgart. The ballet was based on Alexander Pushkin's 1825–1832 novel ''Eugene Onegin'', to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and arrangements by Kurt-Heinz Stolze. The ballet has since been in the repertoires of The Australian Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theatre and The Royal Ballet. Background and production Cranko first discovered Alexander Pushkin's verse-novel ''Eugene Onegin'' when he choreographed the dances for Tchaikovsky's opera of the same name in 1952. He first proposed a ballet based on Pushkin's story to the Royal Opera House board in the 1960s, but it was turned down, and he pursued the idea when he moved to Stuttgart. The Stuttgart Ballet premiered the work in 1965. The Royal Ballet did not present the work until 2001. The choreography for his ballet includes a wide range of styles, including folk, modern, ballroom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polina Semionova
Polina Alexandrovna Semionova (; born 13 September 1984) is a Russian ballet dancer and model for Uniqlo who was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and with the Berlin State Ballet. She is a professor at the Berlin State Ballet School. Early life Semionova was born in and grew up in Moscow, Russia. She attended Ballet school with her older brother Dmitry Semionov, who is now a principal dancer with the Staatsballett Berlin. Studying at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, she won awards in the top ballet competitions; including a gold medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition 2001, First Prize at the Vaganova-Prix Ballet Competition in St Petersburg 2002, and Junior Prize at the Nagoya (Japan) International Ballet Competition 2002. Graduating in 2002, Semionova joined the Berlin State Ballet as a principal upon the invitation of its artistic director Vladimir Malakhov, becoming the youngest principal in the company's history at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Jin Kang
Kang Sue-jin (; born 24 April 1967) is a South Korean ballerina. She is a principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet. Early life Kang Sue-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea. After initial ballet lessons at Sun Hwa Arts Middle School, where she majored in Korean traditional dance, she continued her education at Sun Hwa Arts High School until 1982. Following graduation from high school, Kang went to Marika Besobrasova at Monte Carlo Dance School. In 1986, she became a member of the Stuttgart Ballet, where she was appointed Soloist in 1994 and Principal Dancer in 1997. Following her long career as a ballet dancer, Kang was awarded an honorary degree from Sookmyung Women's University in 2016. Career Kang joined Stuttgart Ballet in 1986 and was its first and youngest Asian ballerina. In 2002, Kang appeared in ''Die Kameliendame'' and two years later, she performed with Benito Marcellino in Cranko's '' Onegin''. Following the 2016 performance of the same ballet with Jason Reilly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Breiner
Bridget Breiner (born 1974) is an American dancer and choreographer. Since 1991, she lives and works mainly in Germany. Breiner was born in Connecticut and brought up in Columbus, Ohio, where she received her early dance training. At 17, she furthered her dance studies in Munich, Germany, at the Heinz Bosl Foundation. Her first engagement was with the Bayerisches Staatsballett before she joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1996 and became First Soloist there in 2001. Between 2006 and 2008, Breiner was a member of the Semperoper Ballet. Since 2008, she was artist-in-residence at the Stuttgart Ballet, but she also worked as a freelance choreographer. In the 2012/13 season, she became artistic director of ballet at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen where she created the choreography for the world premiere of '' Charlotte Salomon: Der Tod und die Malerin''. In the 2019/2020 season, she moved to become ballet director of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. Breiner received the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Amatriain
Alicia Amatriain (born 1980) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet. Biography Amatriain was born in San Sebastián, Spain. She first learned ballet there and later trained at John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart. She graduated in 1998 and joined Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice. A year later, she was promoted to the corps de ballet. In 2002, she was named principal dancer. In 2015, Amatriain was awarded , the highest honour a dancer can receive in Germany. The following year, she won a Prix Benois de la Danse for her performance in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ''The Soldier's Tale''. Amatriain has also made guest appearances in Russia, France, Cuba, Argentina and Germany. She had also appeared in Roberto Bolle's gala, ''Roberto Bolle and Friends''. Amatriain has danced John Cranko's works such as Tatiana in '' Onegin'', Odette/Odile in ''Swan Lake'' and Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet''. She has also danced works by John Neumeier, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiao Nan Yu
Xiao Nan Yu ( zh, s=于晓楠, p=Yú Xiǎonán; born 1977/1978) is a principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada."Xiao Nan Yu is heart-wrenching in National Ballet’s Onegin: review" ''Toronto Star'', November 27, 2016. Michael Crabb. she lives in , . Early life Yu was born in Dalian, China. She studied at the Shenyang School of Dance (part of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Rodriguez
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. Biography Born in Toronto, she moved to Madrid, Spain at age five with her family, where she received dance training with Pedro de la Cruz. She also studied at the Princess Grace Academy in Monaco. In 1990, she returned to Canada to join the National Ballet of Canada, and was promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer in 2000. She has since danced roles such the title role in ''Cinderella'' and Aurora in ''The Sleeping Beauty''. In November 2019, she celebrated her 30th anniversary with the National Ballet after a performance of ''Giselle''. The ''Los Angeles Magazine'' praised Rodriguez's performance as the titular role in ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', for "perfectly capturing the mix of playful innocence and bewilderment as she encountered one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
