In The World Of Classical Ballet There

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.

I Really Felt It Was Time For A New Vision.

You're Terrified That Nothing Will Ever Give You The Fulfillment That Dancing Has Given You.

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.

The Importance Of The Arts To The Societies In Which They Thrive Is Well Documented.