Jason Ferro. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Quick Facts
Born: Franklinville, New Jersey
Trained: San Francisco Ballet School
Joined: 2018
Corps de Ballet since: 2020
Five Things to Know
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- Born in New Jersey, Jason completed his training at San Francisco Ballet School before joining The National Ballet of Canada as an RBC Apprentice in 2018. He became a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2020.
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- 2As an Apprentice, he appeared in the 2018 North American premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina.
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- 3Jason’s repertoire includes The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and the company premiere of Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand.
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- He has performed two major works by Choreographic Associate Robert Binet, the world premiere of Orpheus Alive in 2019 and a restaging of The Dreamers Ever Leave You at Harbourfront Centre in 2020.
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- Jason’s first year in the Corps de Ballet coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. His participation in the virtual season included an appearance in the commissioned film of The Dreamers Ever Leave You directed by Ben Shirinian.