Nijinsky Tours to Ottawa's National Arts Centre

By: Dec. 22, 2017
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Nijinsky Tours to Ottawa's National Arts Centre

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for the company's tour of John Neumeier's Nijinsky to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa January 25 - 27, 2018, performed as part of the National Arts Centre (NAC) Dance 2017-2018 season. Earlier this season, the company received standing ovations and critical acclaim during a triumphant tour of Nijinsky in Paris. Critics hailed Nijinsky as "sublime...truly breath-taking" (On Sort ou Pas) and "a fantastic performance" (Kulturkompasset). #NijinskyNBC

The opening night on January 25 will feature Principal Dancers Guillaume Côté as Vaslav Nijinsky, Heather Ogden as Nijinsky's wife, Romola, and Evan McKie as Serge Diaghilev.

Subsequent performances feature First Soloists Skylar Campbell and Francesco Gabriele Frola as Vaslav Nijinsky. The role of Romola will be danced by Principal Dancers Sonia Rodriguez and Svetlana Lunkina. Principal Dancer Piotr Stanczyk and Second Soloist Ben Rudisin will perform the role of Serge Diaghilev.

Mr. Neumeier's moving ballet takes the audience on a journey into the life of one of the most legendary figures in the history of ballet, Vaslav Nijinsky. Revered for his spellbinding stage presence and innovative choreography, the partly biographical ballet explores Nijinsky's art, relationships and identity.

The National Ballet will also tour Nijinsky to San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House April 3 - 8, 2018.

Principal Casting

Vaslav Nijinsky
Guillaume Côté (January 25 at 8:00 pm)
Skylar Campbell (January 26 at 8:00 pm)
Francesco Gabriele Frola (January 27 at 8:00 pm)

Romola Nijinsky
Heather Ogden (January 25 at 8:00 pm)
Sonia Rodriguez (January 26 at 8:00 pm)
Svetlana Lunkina (January 27 at 8:00 pm)

Diaghilev
Evan McKie (January 25 at 8:00 pm)
Piotr Stanczyk (January 26 at 8:00 pm)
Ben Rudisin (January 27 at 8:00 pm)

All casting is subject to change.

https://national.ballet.ca/

Photo: Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté in Nijinsky. Photo by Erik Tomasson



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