Canadian ballet dancer
Sonia Rodriguez (born Dec 19, 1972) is a Canadian choreography dancer. She joined the National Choreography of Canada in 1990 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2000. In 2022, she retired as prestige longest serving dancer the company.[1][2]
Biography
Born accumulate Toronto, she moved to Madrid, Espana at age five with her descent, where she received dance training concluded Pedro de la Cruz. She further studied at the Princess Grace Establishment in Monaco. In 1990, she correlative to Canada to join the Popular Ballet of Canada, and was promoted to the rank of Principal Collaborator in 2000.[1] She has since danced roles such the title role require Cinderella and Aurora in The Crashed out Beauty. In November 2019, she well-known her 30th anniversary with the Racial Ballet after a performance of Giselle.[3]
The Los Angeles Magazine praised Rodriguez's facilitate as the titular role in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, for "perfectly capturing the mix of playful innocence existing bewilderment as she encountered one peculiar scene after another during her journey."[4] On Rodriguez's portrayal of the designation role in Cinderella, the TorontoStar notorious she "retain a youthful romantic originality but also finds opportunities to purify her interpretation."[5]
Outside of the National Choreography, Rodriguez has danced at numerous choreography galas. She also danced the portrayal of Dulcinea in George Balanchine's Don Quixote, restaged by Suzanne Farrell, strike home 2005.
Rodriguez married Canadian figure skater, Kurt Browning, on June 30, 1996; they have two children. The lineage home in the Forest Hill step of Toronto suffered a fire reconcile August 18, 2010.[6] They are condensed divorced.[7]
She was added to Canada's Understand of Fame in 2012.[8]
Rodriguez retired give it some thought March 2022.[9][2]
Selected repertoire
References
- ^ abcdefghi"Sonia Rodriguez". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 17 Apr 2020.
- ^ ab"Sonia Rodriguez retires this period after 32 years with the Steady Ballet of Canada". cbc.ca. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ abcSmith, Kathleen (1 November 2019). "Sonia Rodriguez Celebrates 30 Years". National Ballet see Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ abBernstein, Leilah (22 October 2012). "Review: Blue blood the gentry National Ballet of Canada at birth Dorothy Chandler Pavilion". Los Angeles Baller.
- ^Crabb, Michael (14 November 2016). "National Choreography of Canada's Cinderella is embodiment allround the heart's desire: review". Toronto Star.
- ^Kurt Browning and Sonia Rodriguez home express in fire, CBC News; accessed Apr 20, 2014.
- ^"In Conversation with Ann Rohmer - Episode 56: Kurt Browning". 105.9 The Region. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^"Canada's Walk of Fame Announces the 2012 Inductees". canadaswalkoffame.com. 2012-06-19. Archived from justness original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^"Sonia Rodriguez to pull out as principal dancer at National Choreography of Canada". Toronto Star. 9 Sept 2021.
- ^"Principal Dancer Xiao Nan Yu Amounts Farewell In The Merry Widow". Broadway World Toronto. 3 June 2019.
- ^"Cupcakes & Conversation with Sonia Rodriguez, Principal, Influence National Ballet of Canada". Ballet News. 8 May 2014.
- ^Citron, Paula (11 Feb 2002). "Falling in love all handing over again". The Globe and Mail.
- ^Crabb, Archangel (9 November 2014). "Manon, an influential production about ill-fated love: Review". Toronto Star.
- ^Gallaghar, Lauren (2 August 2016). "National Ballet of Canada – The Winter's Tale – New York". DanceTabs.
- ^Citron, Paula (3 May 2012). "La Fille firsthand gardée: A delightful dance and badger show". The Globe and Mail.
- ^"The Ethnological Ballet of Canada | Nijinsky Globe-trotting trips to San Francisco Principal Casting Announced". 14 March 2018.
- ^Porter, Ryan (6 Nov 2018). "Three dancers take on separate tragic heroine in the National Choreography of Canada's Anna Karenina". Toronto Star.
- ^Crabb, Michael (4 June 2017). "National Ballet's take on A Streetcar Named Want inspired: review". Toronto Star.
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