Interview with Elena Lobsanova, Principal Dancer, National Ballet of Canada

Posted on March 12, 2018, updated on March 12, 2018 by pcitron

INTRODUCTION Elena Lobsanova, 31, is considered one of the finest purveyors of classical technique in the National Ballet of Canada. Born in Moscow, she immigrated with her family to Toronto when she was four. After graduating from Canada’s National Ballet School, she joined the company in 2004, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2015. […]

Dance Review – Kevin O’Day’s Hamlet

Posted on June 2, 2012, updated on June 3, 2012 by pcitron

Given the fact that ballet audiences are notoriously conservative, Karen Kain has taken a huge chance on Kevin O’Day’s Hamlet. In particular, composer John King’s original score is of the snap, crackle and pop variety, much like Thom Willems’ music for William Forsythe. The choreography is relentlessly contemporary ballet, filled with flexed feet and angular […]