Tanya Evidente

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Associate Professor The Creative School School of Performance Toronto, Ontario tanya.evidente@torontomu.ca

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Ms. Evidente began her dance training at Toronto Dance Theatre and received her formal ballet training at Canada’s National Ballet School and Prodanza in Havana, Cuba. She began her professional career with La Joven Guardia and Ballet Nacional de Cuba and has danced for major ballet companies in ...

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Ms. Evidente began her dance training at Toronto Dance Theatre and received her formal ballet training at Canada’s National Ballet School and Prodanza in Havana, Cuba. She began her professional career with La Joven Guardia and Ballet Nacional de Cuba and has danced for major ballet companies in Spain and Canada. Ms. Evidente was an artist with the National Ballet of Canada under artistic directors James Kudelka and Karen Kain.

Throughout her professional career, Ms. Evidente has performed major classical and contemporary ballets by world-renowned choreographers and has worked closely with international rehearsal répétiteurs from various parts of the world.

Ms. Evidente holds an MA in Dance from York University. Her research interest is centered on the choreographic documentation, archival recordings and preservation of memoirs of Canadian leading ballet and modern choreographer James Kudelka. She participates in panel discussions and presents her research at various conferences. Ms. Evidente also serves on the Board of the World Dance Alliance - Americas.


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