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Encyclopedia > Karen Kain
Karen Kain, 1970
Karen Kain, 1970

Karen Kain, CC (born on March 28, 1951) is a Canadian ballet dancer. Karen Kain b. ... Karen Kain b. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Act 4 of Swan Lake: choreography by Petipa and Nureyev, music by Tchaikovsky. ...


Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Kain began training to become a ballet dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto in 1962. After graduation in 1969, she was invited to join the National Ballet of Canada. She became principal dancer in 1971, dancing central roles in a wide array of ballets, eventually becoming the most well-known dancer in Canada. Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... The National Ballet of Canada is Canadas largest ballet troupe. ...


In 1973, she won silver in the women's competition and another silver for Best pas de Deux (with Frank Augustyn) at the second International ballet competition. Pas de deux is also a dressage preformance using two horses. ... Frank Augustyn (born 1953) is a Canadian ballet dancer. ... The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the worlds top competitions for the dance sport of Ballet. ...


She worked as a guest artist with Roland Petit's Le Ballet National de Marseilles, the Bolshoi Ballet, the London Festival Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Hamburg Ballet, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, and the Eliot Feld Ballet. The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow houses the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet, which has been home to some of the worlds greatest ballet dancers, including Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova. ... The Paris Opera Ballet is the ballet company of the Paris Opera. ... The Vienna State Opera Ballet, like the opera company, is based at the Vienna State Opera House in Vienna, Austria. ...


In the late 1970s Kain stopped dancing for a period, but in 1980 resumed dancing with the National Ballet of Canada, where she stayed for a further 15 years. Kain retired from dancing in 1997.


In 1976, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1991. She holds honorary degrees from the University of Toronto, York University, McMaster University, Trent University, and the University of British Columbia. In May of 1998, the French Government named her an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. Among Kain's other honours are the Performing Arts Award (1992) and the National Arts Centre Award (1997). In 1996, she became the first Canadian to receive the Cartier Lifetime Achievement Award. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ... York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... Trent University is a liberal arts oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... See: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ...


In 1998, Kain returned to the National Ballet of Canada as part of the senior management team. In 2005, she succeeded James Kudelka as artistic director[1]. The artistic director of a theatre is responsible for choosing the material staged in a season, and the hiring of creative/production personnel (such as directors), as well as other theatre management tasks. ...


Kain is the president of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.


In 2004 she was appointed chair of the Canada Council for the Arts. The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, was introduced by Parliament in 1957. ...


Her autobiography, Movement Never Lies, was published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart. Movement Never Lies is the autobiography of dancer Karen Kain, written with the help of Stephen Godfrey and Penelope Reed Doob. ... McClelland and Stewart is a Canadian publishing company. ...


Kain's brother, Kevin Kain, is a noted tropical medicine expert based in Toronto, Ontario. This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...


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Renée Rocks! Giselle, danced to familiar music by the French ballet and opera composer Adolphe Adam, and choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, is a Romantic-era ballet first danced in Paris in 1841. ...


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Karen Kain - Canadian Women in Theatre and Dance - Celebrating Women's Achievements (1002 words)
Karen Kain was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1951, the oldest of 4 children.
Karen Kain is known in the world of ballet as being extremely dedicated to the art -- a workaholic and perfectionist.
Kain is motivated by her desire to carry the message of the ballet to all the people of her country, from all backgrounds and all walks of life.
Kain, Karen (859 words)
Kain, Karen Alexandria, dancer, ballet director (b at Hamilton, Ont 28 Mar 1951).
Kain's performing career lasted well beyond the norm for ballerinas, and although she relinquished major roles to which she felt herself no longer suited, her dancing beyond age 40 blossomed into new dimensions of creativity, dramatic complexity and emotional depth.
Nevertheless, in 1996 Kain announced her intention to retire as a full-time principal dancer with the company, prompting the impresario Garth DRABINSKY to celebrate her accomplishments by producing a cross-Canada farewell tour in the summer and early fall of 1997.
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