Turid Revfeim (born 1961) is a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director and ballet tutor.
Early life and education
Revfeim was born in Auckland.
Revfeim is a graduate of the
New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance was established in 1967 and is a tertiary educational institute in New Zealand that teaches Contemporary dance, contemporary dance and ballet. It started as the National School of Ballet, and after contemporary da ...
, having begun her studies there in 1979.
Work
She joined the
Royal New Zealand Ballet
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is a ballet company based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was originally known as The New Zealand Ballet Company.
History
New Zealand Ballet was established in 1953 as an independent charitable trust by Royal Danis ...
(RNZB) in 1980, dancing ''Giselle'' and ''The Nutcracker''.
Revfeim was a soloist at the
Theater de Stadt Koblenz in Germany for four years.
Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB.
Revfeim wrote a history of the New Zealand School of Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.
In 2020, she founded dance company BalletCollective Aotearoa.
She is artistic director and producer.
The company premiered with ''Subtle Dances'' at the Bruce Mason Theatre in
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, New Zealand, Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volca ...
, Auckland in April 2021.
Bibliography
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References
New Zealand dancers
New Zealand dance teachers
New Zealand School of Dance alumni
Royal New Zealand Ballet dancers
1961 births
Living people
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