{"id":116856,"date":"2025-08-19T11:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=116856"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:36:50","slug":"scoop-principal-dancers-heather-ogden-genevieve-penn-nabity-ben-rudisin-national-ballet-perform-tivoli-international-ballet-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/08\/19\/scoop-principal-dancers-heather-ogden-genevieve-penn-nabity-ben-rudisin-national-ballet-perform-tivoli-international-ballet-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Principal Dancers Heather Ogden, Genevieve Penn Nabity &#038; Ben Rudisin Of The National Ballet To Perform at Tivoli International Ballet Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_116858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116858\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-08-18T193556.103.jpg\" alt=\"National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancers Genevieve Penn Nabity &amp; Heather Ogden (Photo courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-08-18T193556.103.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-08-18T193556.103-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-08-18T193556.103-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-08-18T193556.103-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancers Genevieve Penn Nabity &amp; Heather Ogden (Photo courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Principal Dancers Heather Ogden, Genevieve Penn Nabity and Ben Rudisin of The National Ballet of Canada will be performing at the at Tivoli International Ballet Gala. The Gala takes place at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark from August 28 to 30.<\/p>\n<p>Solo dancers from five of the world\u2019s leading ballet companies will be performing at the International Ballet Gala \u2014 A Celebration of Dance in Denmark. Principal Dancers Heather Ogden, Genevieve Penn Nabity and Ben Rudisin will be performing alongside solo and company artists from across the dance world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the National Ballet of Canada dancers, solo artists from New York City Ballet, The The Royal Ballet London,\u00a0Hamburg Ballet, Kammerballetten\u00a0and\u00a0Dutch National Ballet will be joined by dancers from Tivoli Balletteater to perform during the event. Tivoli Copenhagen Phil will provide live musical accompaniment.<\/p>\n<p>For audiences, it\u2019s a chance to experience highlights of the classical ballet canon as they\u2019re performed by a range of companies, as well as newer works of the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/p>\n<h3>The National Ballet of Canada in Tivoli<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time that dancers from the National Ballet of Canada will perform at The Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen. They\u2019ll be performing two pieces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>islands\u00a0by Emma Portner, a duet between two female dancers;<\/li>\n<li>David Dawson\u2019s\u00a0On the Nature of Daylight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both works have a theme that revolves around the nature of love in various ways. Heather Ogden and Genevieve Penn Nabity are reprising their roles in islands. Penn Nabity and Rudisin will perform in\u00a0On The Nature of Daylight\u00a0\u00a0by\u00a0David Dawson, the National Ballet\u2019s Resident Choreographer.<\/p>\n<p>Other performers include Danish principal dancer Ida Praetorius, who will perform in Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier\u2019s\u00a0Adagietto with fellow Hamburg Ballet principal dancer Matias Oberlin. Praetorius will also dance in Oenothera, a piece choreographed by her brother Tobias.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Copenhagen, you can get tickets [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/billetter.tivoli.dk\/webshop\/webticket\/eventlist?production=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/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>? 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