Media Release
2025/26 Season Dancer Roster
Sofiane Sylve Joins as Artist-in-Residence
July 23, 2025… Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the 2025/26 season dancer roster. Joining the company this season are three new Principal Dancers Chase O'Connell, Beckanne Sisk and Agnes Su, as previously announced, and two new Corps de Ballet members Chase Hanson who joins from Kansas City Ballet and Ana Zamora who was promoted from the RBC Apprentice Programme, as well as six new RBC Apprentices.
“It’s a true pleasure to begin the 2025/26 season by welcoming five new company members and six RBC Apprentices to The National Ballet of Canada. These remarkable artists join us from across Canada, US, Europe, Japan, South Korea and Cuba, bringing with them a wide range of experiences, fresh perspectives and exceptional skill. I am eager to see how they will contribute to our artistic identity,” said Muir. “I am also thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sofiane Sylve as our new Artist-in-Residence. With an extraordinary career as both a performer and artistic leader, Sofiane will provide invaluable mentorship to our dancers.”
New Principal Dancers
New Corps de Ballet Members
New RBC Apprentices
Joining the RBC Apprentice Programme are Jackson Hazlett-Stevens, Campbelle Malicse, Heewon Moon, Celia Morrison, Felix Russell and Miyu Tobata.
New Artist-in Residence
Sofiane Sylve joins the National Ballet as Artist-in-Residence. Sylve is an internationally renowned artist whose career spans principal roles with the Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. As a celebrated dancer and artistic director, Sylve brings a wealth of experience in performance, leadership, and mentorship to her new role with the National Ballet.
As previously announced, six dancers were promoted in the 2025/26 season: Larkin Miller to Principal Dancer, Peng-Fei Jiang to First Soloist and Monika Haczkiewicz, Isabella Kinch, Erica Lall and David Preciado to Second Soloist.
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Isabella Kinch is sponsored through Dancers First by Daphne Taras.
The RBC Apprentice Programme is sponsored by The RBC Emerging Artists Project.
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council; the Government of Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity; and the Government of Ontario with the Honourable Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Minister of Sport.
Spencer Hack and Selene Guerrero-Trujillo. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
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