The National Ballet of Canada

Multimedia

Bridgett Zehr. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.
Photo Credit
Bridgett Zehr. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.

Upcoming Productions

Behind the Scenes

Ballet Steps
(3:02 minutes)

Rooster Photo Shoot
(1:03 minutes)

How a Tutu is made
Learn how a tutu is made from Ruth Bartel, the National Ballet's Resident Cutter.
(2:36 minutes)

Tour of the National Ballet Wardrobe
Wardrobe Supervisor Marjory Fielding takes you on a tour of the National Ballet's wardrobe workshop.
(2:07 minutes)

Ballet Talks

Onegin
(18:48 minutes)

Onegin Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.

West Side Story Suite & Pur ti Miro & Opus 19/The Dreamer
(26:08 minutes)

West Side Story Suite & Pur ti Miro & Opus 19/The Dreamer Ballet Talk by Lindsay Fischer, Artistic Director YOU dance/Ballet Master.

Swan Lake
(26:08 minutes)

Swan Lake Ballet Talk by Jennifer Fournier, former Principal Dancer.

24 Preludes by Chopin
(21:26 minutes)

24 Preludes by Chopin, A Suite of Dances and The Four Seasons Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.

Watch her
(23:42 minutes)

The Four Temperaments, Glass Pieces and Watch her Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.

The Sleeping Beauty
(24:45 minutes)

The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University.

Giselle
(32:59 minutes)

Giselle Ballet Talk by Michael Crabb, Dance Critic and Host with Sir Peter Wright, Choreographer.

Romeo and Juliet
(25:37 minutes)

Romeo and Juliet Ballet Talk by Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence and former Principal Dancer.

Innovation
(34:17 minutes)

IN COLOUR, Emergence and DEXTRIS Ballet Talk by Michael Crabb, Dance Critic and Host with Clement Crisp, Financial Times Dance Critic.

The Seagull
(22:29 minutes)

The Seagull Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University with Karen Kain, Artistic Director and John Neumeier, Choreographer.

In The Upper Room
(20:12 minutes)

Symphony in C, Polyphonia and In the Upper Room Ballet Talk by Guillaume Côté, Principal Dancer.

The Fiddle & The Drum
(24:43 minutes)

Etudes, the second detail, Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan and The Fiddle and The Drum (Alberta Ballet) Ballet Talk by Jean Grand-Maître, Artistic Director of Alberta Ballet and Choreographer of The Fiddle and The Drum.

Cinderella
(25:45 minutes)

Cinderella Ballet Talk by John Hart, Development Manager, Communications.

The Italian Straw Hat
(30:26 minutes)

An Italian Straw Hat Ballet Talk by Penelope Reed Doob, Professor of Dance and English at York University.

The Merry Widow
(23:18 minutes)

The Merry Widow Ballet Talk by William Littler, Toronto Star Columnist.

The Taming of the Shrew
(21:56 minutes)

The Taming of the Shrew Ballet Talk by Katherine Barber, "Canada′s Word Lady".

Acknowledgements

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the support of

Canadian Actors' Equity Association

Toronto Musicians' Association
The musicians of the National Ballet Orchestra are members of the Toronto Musicians' Association, Local 149, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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