Greta Hodgkinson, O. Ont.
Artiste résidente
Biographie
An artist acclaimed for her dazzling technical virtuosity, dramatic intensity and articulate characterization, she is the complete ballerina, par excellence. Greta has performed every leading role in the classical repertoire and her talents extend to the contemporary repertoire as well. De nombreux rôles ont été créés pour elle par des chorégraphes de renommée internationale et elle a travaillé en étroite collaboration avec des légendes comme William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Glen Tetley, John Neumeier, Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, James Kudelka et Crystal Pite.
As a guest artist, Greta has appeared with The Mariinsky Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich Ballet, Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Gala des Étoiles, Stars of the 21st Century and International Ballet Galas in the US, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada. Greta was invited to tour Japan dancing Swan Lake with K-Ballet, partnered by Tetsuya Kumakawa. Elle s’est également produite au World Ballet Festival à Tokyo, avec son fréquent partenaire, Roberto Bolle.
Greta a fait les couvertures de Dance Magazine et de Dance International Magazine et a figuré dans diverses publications de mode, notamment Vanity Fair, Lucky, W, GQ Italia, ELLE, NUVO, Flare et FASHION.
Greta’s film credits include a collaboration with director Moze Mossanen in the title role in the film Roxana, based on the novel by Daniel Defoe, the role of Margot Fonteyn in the Bravo! TV docudrama, Nureyev, CBC’s Romeos and Juliets and The Rings of Saturn. She also appeared in the title role in The Firebird, The Four Seasons (starring in Summer), A Dancer’s Story-50 Years of The National Ballet of Canada (dancing The Sleeping Beauty pas de deux) and as a guest star on the premiere of the Canadian comedy television series Baxter. In 2013, Greta performed Giselle in Emerging Pictures’ film, Ballet’s Greatest Hits, a ballet gala filmed and presented in over 200 cinemas throughout North America.
Greta has received two Citations from the State of Rhode Island. Ces témoignages, parmi les plus importants honneurs accordés par l’État, lui ont été décernés en reconnaissance de ses talents extraordinaires, de ses réalisations et de son excellente contribution aux arts et à la culture aux États-Unis. Greta was also appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2017.
