24-05-2025
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This ballet prince says farewell to the National Ballet of Canada — Guillaume Côté feels fortunate for his career, but it also ‘really sucks' to leave
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The acclaimed principal dancer talks to Michael Crabb about leaving behind 'those magical moments when you felt so free, so alive' and his future as a choreographer.
May 24, 2025
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By Michael CrabbSpecial to the Star
After an illustrious 27-year career with the National Ballet of Canada, internationally acclaimed principal dancer Guillaume Côté is about to take his final bows in a mixed bill appropriately entitled 'Adieu.'
The four-part program is bookended by works Côté has choreographed. It opens with 'Bolero,' originally made for a 2012 gala, and ends with 'Grand Mirage,' a new work that will serve as Côté's very personal onstage valedictory.
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Michael Crabb is a freelance writer who covers dance and opera for the Star.
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