National Ballet

“I don’t get nerves anymore—I’ve been doing this for a long time”: Principal dancer Heather Ogden on the National Ballet’s production of Emma Bovary

Ahead of the show’s opening on November 11, Ogden talks about the adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s classic French novel and showbiz superstitions

“Karen Kain is not a Real Housewife”: How the filmmakers of Swan Song captured the subtle drama of the National Ballet of Canada

The documentary by Chelsea McMullan and Sean O'Neill follows Kain as she directs a production of Swan Lake—her final act with the company after a legendary 50-year career

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #35, Karen Kain

The boss of the ballet

Ten things the National Ballet’s brand-new principal dancer, Jurgita Dronina, can’t live without

Her mascara, her plastic pants and eight other favourite items

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #50, Karen Kain

Kain put the National Ballet back on stable financial footing

Five things you didn’t know about the National Ballet’s Heather Ogden, star of this June’s super-sultry Carmen

Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of March 15–17

The Weekender: A Christmas Carol, The Brothers Grimm and six other events on our to-do list

Best of Fall 2012: Guillaume Côté shows off his brilliant ballet moves with three starring roles

The Weekender: The Junction Flea, Ellie Goulding and six other events on our to-do list

Spotlight: the National Ballet’s newest prima ballerina leaps from playing the chicken to dancing the lead

The National Ballet borrows from Johnny Cash, Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll for its 2012-13 season