Jillian Vanstone

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Jillian Vanstone
Born1980/1981(age 41–42) [1]
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Education Canada's National Ballet School
Years active1999-present
Career
Former groups National Ballet of Canada

Jillian Vanstone is a Canadian ballet dancer. She joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1999, was promoted to principal dancer in 2011, and retired from performing in 2022.

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Early life

Vanstone was born and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She started ballet at age six. At age 13, she moved to Toronto to train at Canada's National Ballet School. [1] [2]

Career

Vanstone joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1999. In 2011, she was chosen by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon to dance the role Alice in the North American premiere of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . She won the Rolex Dancers First Award for that role. Later that year, she was promoted to principal dancer. She had portrayed Perdita in the North American premiere of The Winter's Tale and Stella in the Canadian premiere of A Streetcar Names Desire, and danced lead roles in productions such as La fille mal gardée , The Sleeping Beauty , Manon , Apollo , and works by Wheeldon, Guillaume Côté, Alexei Ratmansky, John Neumeier and Jerome Robbins. [2] [3] [4] In 2019, she celebrated her 20th anniversary with the company after a performance of Giselle . [5]

Vanstone retired from performing in 2022. Her final performances was in Wheeldon's After the Rain , which the company acquired especially for this occasion. [6]

Selected repertoire

Vanstone's repertoire with the National Ballet of Canada includes: [2]

Originated roles

  • Frame by Frame

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "Principal ballet dancer Jillian Vanstone". Chatelaine. 16 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jillian Vanstone". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight: the National Ballet's newest prima ballerina leaps from playing the chicken to dancing the lead". Toronto Life. 8 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale is spectacular: review". Toronto Star. 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "A Milestone Giselle". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Cristi, A. A. (October 12, 2021). "Jillian Vanstone Retires From The National Ballet of Canada After 22 Years". BroadwayWorld.
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