Xiao Nan Yu (Chinese: 于晓楠; pinyin: Yú Xiǎonán; born 1977/1978) is a principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada.[1][2] As of 2016[update] she lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Xiao Nan Yu | |
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| Born | 1977/1978 |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Early life
editYu was born in Dalian, China.[3] She studied at the Shenyang School of Dance (part of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music) under Xie Huizhen, and in 1991 received a performance prize in the junior division of the national Tao Li Cup (桃李杯).[4][5] She went on to the Beijing Dance Academy, and then moved to Canada in 1995 to attend the National Ballet School on a scholarship.[6][7][8]
Career
editIn 2000, Yu, a second soloist,[9] performed the role of Tatiana in the ballet Onegin.[1] In 2001 she became a principal dancer, and she danced the role of Tatiana again in 2003.[10]
In 2008 Yu took part in a dance show set to the music of the Rolling Stones.[11]
In 2013 Yu performed as Odile in Swan Lake.[12] In 2015 she played the role of Pauline in an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.[13] In 2016 Yu once again danced as Tatiana at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Xiao Nan Yu is heart-wrenching in National Ballet’s Onegin: review". Toronto Star, November 27, 2016. Michael Crabb.
- ^ 加拿大'华裔杰出青年成就奖'揭晓 12人获奖. Sina News. 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "The National Ballet of Canada | Xiao Nan Yu: 20 Years of Dance". Ballet News, September 8, 2016
- ^ 第三届全国艺术院校'桃李杯'舞蹈比赛 我院附属舞校喜获丰收 [Students from our school win prizes at Third Annual National Arts Academies 'Tao Li Cup' Dance Competition]. Journal of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. No. 4. 1991. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ 谢惠珍 [Xie Huizhen]. Shenyang Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Ballerina Xiao Nan Yu stars in Giselle and Nutcracker this month". Canadian Immigrant, By Margaret Jetelina, December 3, 2012
- ^ "Xiao Nan Yu: The National Ballet’s prima ballerina reprises her debut role in Onegin". Fashion, March 19, 2014
- ^ 于晓楠晋升加拿大国家芭蕾舞团首席舞者 [Yu Xiaonan rises to principal dancer of National Ballet of Canada]. China News. 2001-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Leslie Getz (2000). Attitudes & Arabesques. Mid-Peninsula Dance Guild. p. 23.
- ^ James Neufeld (23 October 2011). Passion to Dance: The National Ballet of Canada. Dundurn. pp. 233–234. ISBN 978-1-4597-0123-6.
- ^ "National Ballet dances to Rolling Stones' music". The Canadian Press, March 5, 2008
- ^ "National Ballet’s Swan Lake oddly staged but beautifully danced". Toronto Star, Michael Crabb, Nov. 10, 2013
- ^ "Review: The Winter's Tale". Now Toronto, by Kathleen Smith. November 18, 2015