ItB次元官网网址檚 understandable that dancer Amanda Green wasnB次元官网网址檛 sure where she was going. She was, after all, calling from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet tour bus somewhere along the Atlantic seaboard.
B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 know where weB次元官网网址檙e headed. North Carolina? South Carolina? Virginia?B次元官网网址� she said, calling on a cellphone.
Green, 26, along with the 30 members of the company, was on a three-week tour performing in Moulin Rouge before heading back to Winnipeg to regroup before heading to the West Coast.
She did know where sheB次元官网网址檇 be at the end of April B次元官网网址� performing as first soloist in Royal Winnipeg BalletB次元官网网址檚 production of Svengali in Vancouver and Victoria. ItB次元官网网址檚 a demanding role that has her on stage for all but 15 minutes of the ballet adapted from a George du MaurierB次元官网网址檚 novel. Green says the role of Trilby, the Parisian street walker turned dancer under the influence of the enigmatic Svengali is one she looks forward to performing B次元官网网址� the company has danced it three times previously this season B次元官网网址� even when just coming off a road tour.
B次元官网网址淔or most of us we just wait for the music, itB次元官网网址檚 in our bodies,B次元官网网址� she says.
She does make sure she gets to bed early B次元官网网址� her boyfriend teases her about her penchant for sleeping late B次元官网网址� drinks lots of water and eats well to keep up with the demands of daily three to six-hour rehearsals and classes leading up to the tour.
Green grew up in Alberta and both she and her sister Victoria Laine trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Green also studied at the Harris Conservatory in Florida, danced one season in Columbus, Ohio before returning to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 2004 as apprentice. Her sister dances in Germany.
Victoria holds a special attraction for Green. SheB次元官网网址檚 been here previously with the company but also with her family.
B次元官网网址淚 love the Inner Harbour, all the downtown boutiques and the simplicity of Victoria,B次元官网网址� she says.
Royal Winnipeg BalletB次元官网网址檚 Svengali runs April 26 to 28 at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Tickets $25 to $75, and can be purchased in person at the box office, online at rmts.bc.ca or by calling 250-386-6121.
