Xiao Nan Yu Explained

Xiao Nan Yu
Birth Date:1977/1978
Birth Place:Dalian, China
Citizenship:Canadian
Occupation:Ballet dancer

Xiao Nan Yu (; born 1977/1978) is a principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada.[1] [2] she lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Early life

Yu was born in Dalian, China.[3] She studied at the Shenyang School of Dance (part of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music) under Xie Huizhen, and in 1991 received a performance prize in the junior division of the national Tao Li Cup (桃李杯).[4] [5] She went on to the Beijing Dance Academy, and then moved to Canada in 1995 to attend the National Ballet School on a scholarship.[6] [7] [8]

Career

In 2000, Yu, a second soloist,[9] performed the role of Tatiana in the ballet Onegin. In 2001 she became a principal dancer, and she danced the role of Tatiana again in 2003.[10]

In 2008 Yu took part in a dance show set to the music of the Rolling Stones.[11]

In 2013 Yu performed as Odile in Swan Lake.[12] In 2015 she played the role of Pauline in an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.[13] In 2016 Yu once again danced as Tatiana at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2016/11/25/xiao-nan-yu-is-heart-wrenching-in-national-ballets-onegin-review.html "Xiao Nan Yu is heart-wrenching in National Ballet’s Onegin: review"
  2. News: http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2001-11-19/402486.html. zh:加拿大'华裔杰出青年成就奖'揭晓 12人获奖. Sina News. 2001-11-19. 2017-08-07.
  3. http://balletnews.co.uk/the-national-ballet-of-canada-xiao-nan-yu-20-years-of-dance/ "The National Ballet of Canada | Xiao Nan Yu: 20 Years of Dance"
  4. News: http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/YYXY199104013.htm. zh:第三届全国艺术院校'桃李杯'舞蹈比赛 我院附属舞校喜获丰收. Students from our school win prizes at Third Annual National Arts Academies 'Tao Li Cup' Dance Competition. Journal of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. 1991. 4. 2017-08-07.
  5. Web site: http://sycm.com.cn/wdxx/infodisplay.asp?titleID=96&MenuID=15&SavID=32. zh:谢惠珍. Xie Huizhen. Shenyang Conservatory of Music. 2017-08-07.
  6. http://canadianimmigrant.ca/immigrant-stories/culture-immigrant-stories/ballerina-xiao-nan-yu-stars-in-giselle-and-nutcracker-this-month "Ballerina Xiao Nan Yu stars in Giselle and Nutcracker this month"
  7. http://fashionmagazine.com/culture/xiao-nan-yu-national-ballet-onegin/ "Xiao Nan Yu: The National Ballet’s prima ballerina reprises her debut role in Onegin"
  8. News: http://www.chinanews.com/2001-06-08/26/96835.html. zh:于晓楠晋升加拿大国家芭蕾舞团首席舞者. Yu Xiaonan rises to principal dancer of National Ballet of Canada. China News. 2001-06-08. 2017-08-07.
  9. Book: Leslie Getz. Attitudes & Arabesques. 2000. Mid-Peninsula Dance Guild. 23.
  10. Book: James Neufeld. Passion to Dance: The National Ballet of Canada. 23 October 2011. Dundurn. 978-1-4597-0123-6. 233–234.
  11. http://www.ctvnews.ca/national-ballet-dances-to-rolling-stones-music-1.280555 "National Ballet dances to Rolling Stones' music"
  12. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/11/10/national_ballets_swan_lake_oddly_staged_but_beautifully_danced.html "National Ballet’s Swan Lake oddly staged but beautifully danced"
  13. https://nowtoronto.com/stage/dance/review-the-winter-s-tale/ "Review: The Winter's Tale"

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