Heather Ogden
Heather Ogden (Principal) was born in Toronto and trained at the Richmond Academy of Dance in British Columbia before joining The National Ballet of Canada in 1998. Heather's repetoire includes principal roles in Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Onegin, La Bayadère, La Sylphide, Cinderella, Etudes, James Kudelka's The Four Seasons, John Neumeier's The Seagull, Davide Bombana's Carmen, and Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Heather has created roles in works by James Kudelka, Jorma Elo, Crystal Pite, Matjash Mrozewski, Domonique Dumais and Aszure Barton. Lead roles in Balanchine ballets include Apollo, Jewels, The Four Temperaments, Theme and Variations, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Serenade, Symphony in C, and Mozartiana. In 2005 Heather joined the Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancing the role of Dulcinea in Balanchine's Don Quixote.
Heather Ogden (Principal) was born in Toronto and trained at the Richmond Academy of Dance in British Columbia before joining The National Ballet of Canada in 1998. Heather's repetoire includes principal roles in Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Onegin, La Bayadère, La Sylphide, Cinderella, Etudes, James Kudelka's The Four Seasons, John Neumeier's The Seagull, Davide Bombana's Carmen, and Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Heather has created roles in works by James Kudelka, Jorma Elo, Crystal Pite, Matjash Mrozewski, Domonique Dumais and Aszure Barton. Lead roles in Balanchine ballets include Apollo, Jewels, The Four Temperaments, Theme and Variations, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Serenade, Symphony in C, and Mozartiana. In 2005 Heather joined the Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancing the role of Dulcinea in Balanchine's Don Quixote. She performed with the company in Washington and Edinburgh. As a guest artist Heather has performed in many international galas most recently in the 50th Anniversary Gala for Stuttgart Ballet, the Tour De Force Gala in Orange County and with the Hamburg Ballet for the Nijinsky Gala VII. Heather is thrilled to be joining the Suzanne Farrell Ballet again.
