Turid Revfeim

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Turid Revfeim (born 1961) is a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director and ballet tutor.

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Early life and education

Revfeim was born in Auckland. [1] Revfeim is a graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, having begun her studies there in 1979. [2] [1]

Work

She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in 1980, dancing Giselle and The Nutcracker. [2] [1] Revfeim was a soloist at the Theater de Stadt Koblenz in Germany for four years. [1]

Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB. [2] [3] Revfeim wrote a history of the New Zealand School of Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017. [4]

In 2020, she founded dance company BalletCollective Aotearoa. [2] [5] She is artistic director and producer. [4] The company premiered with Subtle Dances at the Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna, Auckland in April 2021. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dance Tutors – New Zealand School of Dance". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing". RNZ . 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Chumko, Andre (31 July 2021). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet and its quest for change". Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "About". BALLET COLLECTIVE AOTEAROA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Funding proves massive stumbling block for creative ballet collective". Stuff . 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Turid Revfeim". Michelle Potter. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dunedin Arts Festival : Subtle Dances". Otago Daily Times . 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Half a century of plies, pas de bourrees and pirouettes at the New Zealand School of Dance". Stuff . 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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