Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada Jurgita Dronina will take her final bow at the end of this season after a decade with the Toronto based company. Her repertoire spans the most classical of ballets to neoclassical works and narrative tales; she has danced lead roles in:
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Swan Lake
- The Nutcracker
- Giselle
- The Winter’s Tale
- Cinderella
- Don Quixote
- Onegin
- La Sylphide
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Le Petit Prince
- Pinocchio
- Serenade
- Symphony in C
- Elite Syncopations
- Genus
- The Collective Agreement
- Tarantella
Artistic Director Hope Muir expressed:
“Jurgita is a celebrated artist with exceptional talent and has contributed so much to the National Ballet in her time with the company. I applaud her on her deep commitment to this artform and for the many wonderful performances she has shared with our audiences over the past ten years. We all wish Jurgita much happiness in this next chapter.”
Dronina came to The National Ballet of Canada after time spent as a Principal Dancer in Royal Swedish Ballet and Dutch National Ballet. She also was a Lead Principal Dancer with English National Ballet from 2017-2020 while concurrently maintaining her position at NBC. In 2025, she will return to Europe to pursue other career opportunities.
“As I celebrate my 10th season with The National Ballet of Canada, it is with immense gratitude that I say farewell to this company and the Toronto audience. I have had the privilege to experience some of the best years and some of the best performances of my career here. I will forever cherish memories created with The National Ballet of Canada and will take the experience gained with me on the next chapter of my life and career back in Europe.”
Featured Photo of The National Ballet of Canada‘s Jurgita Dronina. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
