John Alleyne

Artistic Director of Ballet British Columbia since April 1992, John Alleyne has gained international recognition as a contemporary ballet choreographer whose work consistently challenges the boundaries of the classical idiom.
Constantly striving to expand his personal vision of the classical idiom, Alleyne’s daring and mesmerizing choreography incorporates the dynamic energy of classically trained dancers, stretching classical ballet in new directions without undermining its critical elements.
Born in Barbados, he trained at The National Ballet School in Toronto. In 1978 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet where he began his choreographic career, creating a variety of works for the Company’s workshops.
In 1984, John joined The National Ballet of Canada as a First Soloist going on to become resident choreographer for the company. From 1988 to 1991, he choreographed several works for Ballet British Columbia, including vision.flection (1988), Flying To Paris (1989), Go Slow Walter (1990) and Talk About Wings (March 1991). Since 1992, he has created twelve new works for Ballet BC: The Archeology of Karl… A romantic adventure (1993), Three Visible Poems (1994), The Don Juan Variations (1995), Can you believe she actually said (1995), Remember Me From Then (1996 with Peter Bingham from EDAM), Sex is My Religion (1996), Boy Wonder (1997), The Goldberg (1998), Schubert (1999), The Faerie Queen (2000), Orpheus (2002) and Scheherazade (2002).
He has also been commissioned to create works for many internationally renowned companies and festivals.
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