The Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur presents the Royal Winnipeg Ballet this week in a triple bill featuring Peter Quanz's In Tandem, Norbert Vesak's Belong and excerpts from Shawn Hounsel's Wonderland.
It is important to note the significance of Vesak's pas de deux, which appeared in the International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria in 1980. From this performance, David Peregrine was awarded bronze and Evelyn Hart received gold. This marked Hart's elevation to the rank of international prima ballerina and brought renown to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet on the world stage. This is an excerpt from the award winning documentary 40 Years of One Night Stands: The Story of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet produced by Merit Motion Pictures and Inside Out Productions.
Be sure to check out the online review of Vesak's piece as performed by Paul Destrooper and Andrea Bayne of the Victoria Ballet last fall.
