Emerging Artist Program

Emerging Artist Program

A full-time, two-year, postsecondary training program for advanced-level classical ballet dancers who are making the transition from student to professional dancer.
Atlantic Ballet Canada’s Emerging Artist Program is a 2 year post-secondary training experience that bridges the gap between studio training and a professional ballet career. This full-time program offers advanced ballet dancers world-class instruction and mentorship in a fully professional company environment.

Participants work alongside the dancers of the professional company attending classes, rehearsals and learning company repertoire. Participants will refine their technique, artistry, and stage presence in a supportive yet rigorous environment, gaining invaluable company experience as they prepare to launch their careers.

Program structure:

    • Attend class with the professional Company Monday through Friday;
    • Attend rehearsals and learn company repertoire;
    • Participate in showcases and performances;
    • Discuss progress and career plans with the Rehearsal Master and Artistic Director.

Program participants are expected to be self-motivated, work to improve and attain professional standards, and meet the artistic values of the company in the community.

Note: performance opportunities with the company are not guaranteed and are subject to consent by the Artistic Director.

Audition Process:
Students who wish to apply for the program but who are unable to attend an in-person audition may submit a video application.

Please email us at: centre@atlanticballet.ca for more information. For inquiries (506)383-5951 Ext.101

Program Fee: $7500 per year.

Program Supervision

Igor Dobrovolskiy

Emerging Artists work under the tutelage and guidance of Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada, Igor Dobrovolskiy.  Igor Dobrovolskiy is one of Canada’s most prolific choreographers – having created 16 full-length ballets, one one-act ballet and over 50 short works in more than 20 years. Igor Dobrovolskiy’s creative work catapulted the Company onto the international stage. Beginning in 2006, his works have toured regularly throughout Europe – Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, and the United States, including two invitations to present his work in Brooklyn, NY.

In 2014, he received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Performing Arts for his outstanding contribution to artistic excellence in New Brunswick. He was named a recipient of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award in 2016, which recognizes inspirational immigrants who have come to Canada, achieved success, made a positive difference living here and helped make Canada a better country. In 2017, he was awarded the Senate of Canada’s 150th Anniversary Medal. That same year, Mr. Dobrovolskiy was one of the 2017 recipients of the Order of Moncton, our city’s highest honour recognizing those who have contributed to bettering the community. Most recently, in 2021, Mr. Dobrovolskiy received the Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) along with CEO Susan Chalmers Gauvin for their work establishing Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada as one of the premiere dance company in the country.

Igor Dobrovolskiy’s works weave dramatic narrative with inventive choreography to create powerful, emotional and lyrical forms which explore the human condition. Drawing on an extensive musical and literary background, as well as his experience as a dancer, teacher and choreographer, Mr. Dobrovolskiy uses the solid foundation of classical ballet technique as a springboard for an expressive dance lexicon limited only by his boundless imagination. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the pedagogy of ballet, dance and choreography from the Kiev National University of the Arts. His professional career has taken him across Europe and South America.

Collaborating with like-minded artists attracted by his vision and artistic philosophy, Mr. Dobrovolskiy has created a work environment that has become a focus for exploration and discovery. He has built a high artistic standard and international appeal, which has resulted in a loyal and growing audience, nationally and globally.

Elidyar Daniyarov

Originally from Kyrgyzstan, Eldiyar Daniyarov joined Atlantic Ballet Canada in 2012 until his retirement in May of 2024. Prior to coming to Canada, he danced as a soloist with the prestigious Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg. He trained and graduated from the esteemed Kazakh National Academy of Arts and went on to become a principal dancer with the National Academic Ballet of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Center of Contemporary Dance, and the Crown of Russian Ballet Moscow. For Atlantic Ballet Canada, he has danced in various productions including Romeo and Juliette, Piaf, Phantom of the Opera, Iceman, Ghosts of Violence, and Carmen. Mr. Daniyarov is currently holding the position of Ballet Master and Rehearsal Director for Atlantic Ballet. The School of Atlantic Ballet also benefits from the teaching talent of Eldiyar. Eldiyar Daniyarov is also a choreographer and co-choreographed the ballet Snow White and Coppélia for the School of Atlantic Ballet and also presented a new work created for the professional dancers of Atlantic Ballet in Ballet by the Ocean.

 

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