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The NBC's first performance was in the Eaton Auditorium . In 1964 the NBC adopted the 3200-seat O'Keefe Centre (now the Hummingbird Centre ) in Toronto as its home venue. It plans to move again, in 2006 , to the new Four Seasons Centre . Rudolf Nureyev danced with the company in 1965 and in 1972. He raised the troupe’s level of professionalism and staged a spectacular version of ''The Sleeping Beauty'' which gained the company international prestige. On July 1 , 2005 , former principal ballerina Karen Kain replaced James Kudelka as artistic director. Despite suffering under a history of government funding cuts and economic recessions, the NBC has garnered respect and admiration by commissioning many original works from prominent choreographers, mounting lavish productions of 20th-century and classical repertoire, and by successful international tours. PROMINENT NATIONAL BALLET DANCERS Karen Kain , Frank Augustyn , Veronica Tennant , Martine Lamy , Kimberley Glasco , Margaret Illmann , Nadia Potts , Serge Lavoie , Jeremy Ransom , Rex Harrington , Robert Tewsley , Yseult Lendvai , Chan Hon Goh , Aleksandar Antonijevic . SEE ALSO The National Ballet School EXTERNAL LINKS |
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