National Ballet of Canada’s Hamlet – To See or Not to See …

American Kevin O’Day (now artistic director of Ballett Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany) choreographed the ballet Hamlet based on Shakepeare’s play for the Stuttgart Ballet in 2008 shortly after the death of his father.  He states at the pre-Ballet Talk Opening Night of the The National Ballet of Canada production, “It’s addressing the father that’s within us […]

The National Ballet Celebrates Greta Hodgkinson

The National Ballet of Canada celebrates a milestone this year.   Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson has been with the company for over 20 years and in recognition of this, the Company has included a celebratory dance for her in this summer’s mixed programme Celebrating Greta: Mozartiana & Other Dances & In the Upper Room. Hodgkinson, who […]