{"id":66774,"date":"2020-02-24T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=66774"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:48:53","slug":"qa-30-questions-principal-dancer-national-ballet-greta-hodgkinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/02\/24\/qa-30-questions-principal-dancer-national-ballet-greta-hodgkinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A | 30 Questions For Principal Dancer Of The National Ballet Greta Hodgkinson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greta Hodgkinson (Photo: Karolina Kuras)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ludwig Van\u2019s\u00a0Q&A series<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is comprised of a bank of questions aimed at artists who have made a serious mark on the arts scene in Toronto. They pick and choose. The minimum response is 20 answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For nearly 30 years, Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson<\/a><\/span> has been a fixture at Canada\u2019s premiere ballet company. First joining the National Ballet in 1990, Greta quickly rose to fame as Principal Dancer on 1996. An artist acclaimed for her dazzling technical virtuosity, dramatic intensity and articulate characterization, she is the complete ballerina\u00a0par excellence<\/em>. Greta Hodgkinson has performed every leading role in the classical repertoire and her talents extend to the contemporary repertoire as well.<\/p>\n

Her farewell performances are coming up: she will dance the seminal role of Marguerite in Frederick Ashton\u2019s\u00a0Marguerite and Armand<\/em>.\u00a0This production, which was acquired in Greta\u2019s honour\u00a0by Karen Kain and the National Ballet, makes its company premiere February 29 \u2013 March 7, 2020.<\/a><\/span> After that, Greta will appear in\u00a0Crypto<\/em><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(by her National Ballet colleague and frequent partner Guillaume C\u00f4t\u00e9) for Canadian Stage.<\/p>\n