Reviews for The Four Seasons
“simply the greatest Canadian contemporary ballet. Everything – Kudelka’s marriage of choreographer, music and theme – is perfection.”
The Globe and Mail, 2010
“A brilliant ballet, filled with complex and unexpected choreographic twists. The partnering is dazzling. And when Kudelka moves groups of dancers, it's mesmerizing – like being able to see a wind curling through a forest” Detroit Free Press, 2004
“The Four Seasons... a sweeping company calling card.” San Francisco Chronicle, 2004
“A masterpiece of our time… Only Mr. Kudelka can infuse passion into virtuosity in this way.” The New York Times, 2000
Reviews for Emergence
“A showstopper of a contemporary dance work” The Vancouver Sun, 2011
“brilliantly danced… “Canadian choreographers have the right stuff, the right moves and the right nerve to make things happen.” Ballet Review, 2010
“Pite's Emergence offers a contemplation of human and insect activities – the swarm as social group; the hive as home – and makes its points well”
Financial Times (UK), 2009
“a beautifully crafted, mysterious, impressionistic piece that captures the hidden world of insects, and can also stand as a metaphor for human existence.”
The Globe and Mail, 2009
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Ballet Talks
The National Ballet invites you to attend the Four Seasons & Emergence Ballet Talk 45 minutes before every show.
Ballet Talks are engaging and offer interesting insights on the performance you are about to see. The talks are free to all ticket holders and take place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in the City Room of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.