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Greta Hodgkinson to Retire as Principal Dancer from The National Ballet of Canada
Final Performance in Marguerite and Armand in March 2020
September 19, 2019 … Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Greta Hodgkinson
will retire as Principal Dancer in 2020 after a remarkable career that
spans 30 years. Ms. Hodgkinson will dance the title role in Giselle and appear in Petite Mort in November as well as The Nutcracker in December. Her final performance as Principal Dancer will be the seminal role of Marguerite in Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand,
acquired in her honour by Ms. Kain and the National Ballet, which makes
its company premiere during the Winter Season February 29 – March 7,
2020.
The
2019/20 season is Ms. Hodgkinson’s 24th year as a Principal Dancer with
the company, a milestone achieved only by two other dancers in the
National Ballet’s history: Ms. Kain and former Principal Dancer Veronica Tennant.
“From the moment I saw Greta in class at Canada’s National Ballet School I knew she was a force to be reckoned with in every way,” said Ms. Kain. “She
is a fearless, exquisitely musical dancer – and one of the most
technically proficient artists I have known. She excels in the most
classical of ballets and the most contemporary. Her contribution to this
company cannot be understated. It has been a pleasure to watch her
wonderful career.”
“I
am forever grateful to The National Ballet of Canada for the many
incredible opportunities I have had to fulfill my dreams and dance here
and around the world over the past 30 years. This privilege enabled me
to grow as an artist in an immeasurable way,” said Ms. Hodgkinson. “Thank
you from the bottom of my heart to the National Ballet, my colleagues,
friends and especially the audience members who shared in the journey.”
Ms.
Hodgkinson has dazzled audiences and critics alike with her immaculate
technique and dramatic power. She is a gifted interpreter of great
classical roles and an instinctive collaborator on new work, making her a
favourite with choreographers. Ms. Hodgkinson leaves a legacy of roles
created for her including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and Summer in The Four Seasons
by James Kudelka. She has worked with such choreographers as William
Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Alexei Ratmansky, Glen Tetley, Christopher
Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, Crystal Pite and Guillaume Côté.
In
addition to her acclaim in National Ballet productions, Ms. Hodgkinson
has had an illustrious international career, performing on stages across
the world with The Kirov Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, The Australian
Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich Ballet, Teatro Comunale di Firenze and
others. She has enjoyed long standing partnerships with the National
Ballet’s Rex Harrington, Aleksandar Antonijevic and Guillaume Côté and
has danced with such partners as Roberto Bolle, Carlos Acosta, Marcelo
Gomes, Massimo Murru, Laurent Hilaire, Federico Bonelli, Robert Tewsley,
Tetsuya Kumakawa, Jason Reilly, Steven McRae and Matthew Golding.
Offstage,
Ms. Hodgkinson was invited to work with dancers of The Bolshoi Ballet
to stage the Russian premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet in September 2017. She was also a Répétiteur for the world premiere of Frame by Frame by Guillaume Côté and Robert Lepage.
In
2017, Ms. Hodgkinson was appointed to the Order of Ontario, the
province’s highest honour and received two Citations from her home state
of Rhode Island, the highest honour given by the state in recognition
of her extraordinary accomplishments and contribution to the arts and
culture. In 2000, Ms. Hodgkinson was nominated for the prestigious Prix
Benois de la Danse for her role as Odette/Odile in James Kudelka’s Swan Lake.
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