I Really Felt It Was Time For

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.

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.

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

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.

I Really Felt It Was Time For A New Vision.