Ingrid Trøite Lorentzen (born 9 March 1972) is a Norwegian ballet dancer. Since August 2012, she has been artistic director of the
Norwegian National Ballet.
Early life
Born in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
, she grew up in the
Byåsen district and attended Åsveien Elementary School and Sverresborg Middle School. She received her ballet training at the
Norwegian National Academy of Ballet in Oslo (1988–89), and at the
Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm. She also studied ballet in New York and Paris.
Career
Lorentzen's breakthrough came in 1991 with her performance of
Kjersti Alveberg's ''Lokk'' in the Eurovision contest for young dancers. The following year she danced ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' in
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral () is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II ( 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of th ...
. From 1995 to 1997 she was with Skånes Danseteater in
Malmö
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. She joined the Norwegian National Ballet in 1997, becoming a principal dancer in 2000. In addition to classical roles such as Odette and Odile in ''
Swan Lake
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'', she has performed as a modern, untraditional ballerina in modern works choreographed by
George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
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* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...
,
Glen Tetley,
Jiří Kylián
Jiří Kylián (born 21 March 1947) is a Czech former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary dance choreographers in Czech history.
Life
Jiří Kylián was born in 1947 in Prague, Czecho ...
,
Paul Lightfoot and Sol Lèon and
Nacho Duato. In 2001, she received the
Norwegian Dance Critics Award for her interpretation of
Kim Brandstrup's ''Place of Stone''.
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Lorentzen has collaborated with Kjersti Alveberg on ''Babels barn'', ''Volven'' (2000) and ''Nett no'' (2002). She played the leading role in the film and stage production of ''Lille Frøken Norge'' (2003). She has also played Eva Linde in ''Genanse og verdighet'' at the National Theatre (2000) and Solveig in ''Peer Gynt'' at Torshov Theatre (2004). She was the first dancer to receive Telenor's Communication without Boundaries award in 2004.][ On 1 August 2012, she was appointed artistic director of the Norwegian National Ballet for a period of five years. Her contract has later been renewed and is currently running until 2022.]
Other responsibilities
Ingrid Lorentzen has served on the Arts Council Norway and on the Council’s Dance Committee. She has chaired the jury for the Dream Scholarship offered by the Norwegian Council for Schools of Music and Performing Arts, and has been a member of the Artistic Council for the Ballet Laboratory run by the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
References
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1972 births
Norwegian female dancers
Norwegian dancers
Ballet mistresses
People from Trondheim
Living people