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Sabrina Matthews (born 1977) is a Canadian ballet choreographer. She has created pieces for some of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world, including multiple pieces for the renowned Stuttgart Ballet.〔(Stuttgart Ballet's Repertoire )〕 This in-demand choreographer has premiered works on three continents in over a dozen cities from Beijing, to New York, to London. She was recognized as one of Canada's Amazing Women to Watch, alongside Oscar nominees.〔see Chatelaine Magazine's April 2008 80th Year Anniversary Edition〕 Recently, Sabrina Matthews has received commissions from Stuttgart Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Boston Ballet, England's Royal Academy of Dance's Genee International Ballet Competition, and the National Ballet of Canada. Over the past few years, her works have been performed by major international ballet companies in Canada, the United States, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. == Biography == Sabrina Matthews is a Toronto native and a graduate of the National Ballet School of Canada, attending from 1987-1995.〔(Genee Ballet Competition - Faculty )〕 From 1995-2005, she was a leading soloist and aspiring choreographer with Alberta Ballet〔(May 30, 2006 Alberta Ballet News Article )〕〔(August 2005 Dance Magazine Article )〕 under artistic directors Mikko Nissinen〔(Boston Ballet biography for Sabrina Matthews )〕 and Jean Grand-Maitre.〔 Sabrina Matthews danced on four different continents, including several tours all throughout China. Her choreography and dance films have been recognized with several national and international awards, including: the 2008 PACE Award from the Government of Canada (Alberta) as an Outstanding Alumnus of the Banff Centre; a 2006 Ballet VIP Honorable Mention from Pointe Magazine; the 1995 Peter Dwyer award for excellence in dance;〔(Canada Council for the Arts - Peter Dwyer Award Winners List )〕 the 2005 Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award from the Banff Centre; and a nomination for a 2003 dance film award from the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association for “Dance to This” 2002, a Bravo!FACT Film.〔(Bravo!FACT Film Synopsis of Dance to This )〕〔(IMDB Listing for Dance to This )〕〔(Brooklyn International Film Festival Listing for Dance to This )〕 After creating five pieces for Alberta Ballet 〔(Sabrina Matthews' Choreography and Reviews )〕 and a piece for The New York Choreographic Institute〔(New York City Ballet Biography for Sabrina Matthews )〕 on the School of American Ballet. Stuttgart Ballet Artistic Director Reid Anderson invited Sabrina Matthews to attend the ''Noverre Society'' in 2006. While there, she created ''soles'', which earned rave reviews among the German critics. It was included as part of Stuttgart Ballet’s repertoire〔 and was reprised during Stuttgart’s December Gala. Her “triumph in Europe” led to commissions from some of the world's most pre-eminent ballet companies. Shortly thereafter, she ended her dance career early and pursued choreography full-time. Since that time, she has created three pieces for the National Ballet of Canada 〔(August 2007 Ballet Dance Magazine Article regarding the NBoC's 2007 Gala )〕〔(April 2007 Ballet Dance Magazine Article regarding the Erik Bruhn Competition )〕〔(March 5, 2007 CBC News Article regarding the Erik Brun Competition )〕〔(National Ballet of Canada 2008/09 Season - Innovations )〕 and a second piece for Stuttgart Ballet,〔(Stuttgart Ballet Biography for Sabrina Matthews )〕 all of which have been reprised. In 2008, Sabrina Matthews created a piece for England's Royal Academy of Dance's 2008 Genee International Ballet Competition.〔 She also created a new piece, ''quondam'' in 2008 for the Royal Swedish Ballet, which has since been reprised in 2009 and 2010.〔 Sabrina Matthews made her U.S. debut in March 2008 with ''ein von viel'' at Boston Ballet to high critical praise. To date, ''ein von viel'' has been performed by three different companies for a total of eight reprisals in four different countries and eleven different cities.〔(ein von viel )〕 In addition to working with major international ballet companies, Sabrina Matthews continues to work closely with her alma mater, Canada's National Ballet School,〔(Canada's National Ballet School website )〕 has choreographed a figure skating solo for four-time world figure-skating champion Kurt Browning,〔(Kurt Browning fan website )〕 and works for television in North America 〔(So You Think You Can Dance Canada )〕 and Europe,〔(Amici Television Show )〕 including choreography for the television dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sabrina Matthews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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