Dancers, choreographers and commentators look back at the legendary dancer and artistic director’s five decades with the National Ballet of Canada
What will Karen Kain’s legacy be? To mark the Canadian ballet icon’s retirement and shift to the role of artistic director emeritus, The Globe and Mail spoke to some of the many people she worked with and inspired over her five decades at the National Ballet of Canada.For some reason, an image of a beautiful majestic sequoia comes to mind. When I was growing up, she was the shining star.
Karen has a gift for making the work in the studio meaningful and important. Her extensive knowledge and acute taste have kept me driven and inspired in the best way possible for the last 20 years. Outside the studio, she’s been a great and generous friend who has given me the freedom to grow and find my own path.Simply knowing that Karen was watching my performance was inspiring. I always felt understood, respected, encouraged and supported.
I interviewed former principal dancer Sonia Rodrigues, and she told me that Karen Kain was also really great for the female dancers in terms of wanting a life outside of the ballet, specifically when it came to having kids. Sonia told me this story about how people were nervous to tell the company if they got pregnant and then someone did – and Karen Kain was just so excited and so supportive of that, that four other girls also came forward and said they were pregnant.
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