Mavis Staines has been described as a visionary dance educator who has revolutionized the way dance is taught, performed, witnessed and shared across Canada and around the world. Over her 30-year tenure as Artistic Director of Canada’s National Ballet School, she has cemented the School’s reputation as the leading champion of programming excellence, access, and inclusion in dance.
Join us as we chat with her along with NBS faculty member, Keith Morino, about the school’s post-graduate training known as the Company Life Program. This wide ranging conversation covered everything from what they’ve seen change post-Covid to how dancers enter the program, what a typical day looks like and how dancers work with individual mentors to help launch students into careers.
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