{"id":112468,"date":"2025-03-06T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=112468"},"modified":"2025-03-07T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:00:01","slug":"scoop-national-ballet-canada-nominated-two-olivier-awards-company-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/03\/06\/scoop-national-ballet-canada-nominated-two-olivier-awards-company-first\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | National Ballet Of Canada Nominated For Two Olivier Awards In A Company First"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_112469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112469\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-03-06T150656.710.jpg\" alt=\"Siphesihle November and Hannah Galway in Angel's Atlas. Photo by Karolina Kuras.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-03-06T150656.710.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-03-06T150656.710-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-03-06T150656.710-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-03-06T150656.710-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siphesihle November and Hannah Galway in Angel&#8217;s Atlas (Photo: Karolina Kuras)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Ballet of Canada has been nominated for two Olivier Awards for Best New Dance Production and Outstanding Achievement in Dance. It\u2019s a first for the company, making the dual nomination even more impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Both nominations revolve around the National Ballet\u2019s tour to London for performances at Sadler\u2019s Wells in October 2024, and the production Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada, featuring Angels\u2019 Atlas by Crystal Pite, Passion by James Kudelka and islands by Emma Portner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to learn The National Ballet of Canada has been nominated for two Olivier Awards for the first time in its history. I could not be prouder of this incredible company and\u202fthe impact our performances had on\u202fLondon audiences. To see our work recognized and celebrated\u202fin\u202fthis way is\u202fincredibly humbling. It meant so much to me to bring this program of all Canadian choreographers to Sadler\u2019s Wells, a venue that was my\u202fartistic\u202fhome for many years in my\u202fearly\u202fcareer,\u201d said <strong>Hope Muir<\/strong>, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAsOdpLSq2I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>The Oliviers<\/h3>\n<p>The Olivier Awards are given out by the Society of London Theatre each year. They recognize excellence in professional theatre in various categories. The Awards were originally established in 1976 under the rather more prosaic title of the Society of West End Theatre Awards. They were renamed after iconic British actor Laurence Olivier in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 nominees include a peppering of familiar names, like John Lithgow and Adrien Brody, who are both vying for the Best Actor award.<\/p>\n<p>In the Best new dance production category, Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada \u2014 Pite\/Kudelka\/Portner by the National Ballet of Canada at Sadler\u2019s Wells is competing against three other productions. All staged at Sadler\u2019s Wells, they include pieces by the renowned Hofesh Shechter Company, A.I.M by Kyle Abrahams, and another work co-choreographed by Canadian artist Crystal Pite along with Kidd Pivot and Jonathan Young.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Visser is nominated for Outstanding achievement in dance for his lighting design of Angels\u2019 Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada. Other nominees in the same category include performers Sarah Chun and Eva Yerbabuena.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Olivier Awards will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday, April 6.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/masthead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>news tip<\/u><\/a>? 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