Turid Revfeim Explained

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

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]

Work

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

Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB.[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.[5] She is artistic director and producer. The company premiered with Subtle Dances at the Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna, Auckland in April 2021.[6] [7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dance Tutors – New Zealand School of Dance. 2021-08-19. en-US. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183122/https://nzschoolofdance.ac.nz/about/people/nzsd-dance-tutors/. live.
  2. Web site: 2021-04-09. Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing. 2021-08-19. RNZ. en-nz. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184436/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018790880/turid-revfeim-a-life-spent-dancing. live.
  3. Web site: Chumko. Andre. 31 Jul 2021. The Royal New Zealand Ballet and its quest for change. live. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821190726/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/124248573/the-royal-new-zealand-ballet-and-its-quest-for-change.
  4. Web site: About. 2021-08-19. BALLET COLLECTIVE AOTEAROA. en. 19 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210819065439/http://www.balletcollectiveaotearoa.com/about.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-24. Funding proves massive stumbling block for creative ballet collective. 2021-08-21. Stuff. en. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821014521/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/300259476/funding-proves-massive-stumbling-block-for-creative-ballet-collective. live.
  6. Web site: Turid Revfeim. 2021-08-19. Michelle Potter. en-US. 19 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210819065440/https://michellepotter.org/tag/turid-revfeim. live.
  7. Web site: 2021-03-31. Dunedin Arts Festival : Subtle Dances. 2021-08-21. Otago Daily Times Online News. en. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821014403/https://www.odt.co.nz/features/sponsored-content/story/dunedin-arts-festival-subtle-dances. live.
  8. Web site: 2017-03-06. Half a century of plies, pas de bourrees and pirouettes at the New Zealand School of Dance. 2021-08-21. Stuff. en. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821012840/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/89830191/half-a-century-of-plies-pas-de-bourrees-and-pirouettes-at-the-new-zealand-school-of-dance. live.

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