Talent Will Only Take You

In The World Of Classical Ballet There Are Only A Handful Of Story Ballets, So Getting A New One Is Cause For Excitement.

Like Everyone Else, I Want To Go On Dancing Forever, But I Know The Day Is Going To Come When I Will Have To Be Doing Something Else.

In My Life, There Have Always Been People Who Guided My Path, Towards The School, Towards This Company. I Didn't Know About Any Of It. I Didn't Have A Plan. It's Good Fortune And Generosity From Other People That Have Given Me All I Have Today.

Talent Will Only Take You So Far, And It Is Your Ability To Feel The Music And Explore A Movement That Will Bring You The Greatest Pleasure In Dance.

Having Alexei Ratmansky Create A New Romeo And Juliet For The National Ballet Of Canada To Mark Our 60th Anniversary Is A Dream Come True. His Aesthetic -- Steeped In The Russian School But Open To Contemporary Sources -- Is Ideal For This Work And For Our Company, Which, With Our Classical Heritage And Our Passion For The Modern, Is Perfectly Suited To His Distinctive Dance Vision.