Biography
Nan Wang was born in Dalian, China
where he trained at the Xu Yan Dance School. He also trained at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver
and Canada’s National Ballet School.
Mr. Wang joined The National Ballet of Canada as a member of the Corps de
Ballet in 2005.
Mr. Wang has performed in Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Taming of the
Shrew, The Nutcracker,
The Seagull, Carmen, The Four Temperaments, Polyphonia and
Emergence.
Mr. Wang danced in the world premiere of Romeo and Juliet by Alexei Ratmansky and
in the North American premieres of Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland by Christopher Wheeldon and Hamlet by Kevin O’Day.
In 2008, Mr. Wang was awarded the Patron
Award of Merit by the Patron’s Council Committee of The National Ballet of
Canada. In 2004, he was a guest artist with the Bermuda Civic Ballet and in
2009 he joined Goh Ballet on their China tour.
Quotes
The Four Temperaments
“Nan Wang was a cool Phlegmatic with beautiful lines and impressive control of his very long legs”
DanceView, 2009
The Seagull
“The revue headliners are performed in zestful fashion by Krista Dowson and Nan Wang.”
The Globe and Mail, 2008