Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Inventive Director of The Nationwide Ballet of Canada, introduced that the corporate has gained a UK Critics’ Circle Nationwide Dance Award. The Award was bestowed for the NBC’s efficiency of Angels’ Atlas within the class of Greatest Classical Choreography for Crystal Pite.
The efficiency passed off in the course of the firm’s European tour. Angels’ Atlas was introduced on Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada, which showcased work by James Kudelka, Emma Portner and Pite at Sadler’s Wells in London, UK in October 2024.
“It’s a nice honour for The Nationwide Ballet of Canada to be acknowledged with a Nationwide Dance Award. The way in which London audiences embraced our all-Canadian program that includes works by Crystal Pite, James Kudelka and Emma Portner, was humbling and I’m so pleased with all the firm,” mentioned Muir.
“Angels’ Atlas holds a particular place within the firm’s historical past. It was created for us by Crystal in 2020 and has change into a big and beloved work in our repertoire.”
The Nationwide Ballet of Canada was certainly one of simply 5 worldwide corporations nominated for the UK based mostly awards this yr. It’s the fourth Nationwide Dance Award win for Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite.
Winners of the UK Critics’ Circle Awards had been introduced at a ceremony held on June 9 in London.
The Nationwide Dance Awards are introduced by The Critics’ Circle within the UK every year since 2001, recognizing excellence within the discipline. They’re thought of to be the dance equal of the theatre-centric Olivier Awards.
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