Turid Revfeim

Turid Revfeim (born 1961) is a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director and ballet tutor.

Early life and education

Revfeim was born in Auckland.[1] Revfeim is a graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, having begun her studies there in 1979.[2][1]

Work

She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in 1980, dancing Giselle and The Nutcracker.[2][1] Revfeim was a soloist at the Theater de Stadt Koblenz in Germany for four years.[1]

Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB.[2][3] Revfeim wrote a history of the New Zealand School of Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.[4]

In 2020, she founded dance company BalletCollective Aotearoa.[2][5] She is artistic director and producer.[4] The company premiered with Subtle Dances at the Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna, Auckland in April 2021.[6][7]

Bibliography

  • Turid Revfeim; Stephen A'Court (2017). New Zealand School of Dance: 50 years, 1967–2017. New Zealand School of Dance. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-473-38357-2. Wikidata Q108146998.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dance Tutors – New Zealand School of Dance". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing". RNZ. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ Chumko, Andre (31 July 2021). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet and its quest for change". Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "About". BALLET COLLECTIVE AOTEAROA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Funding proves massive stumbling block for creative ballet collective". Stuff. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Turid Revfeim". Michelle Potter. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Dunedin Arts Festival : Subtle Dances". Otago Daily Times Online News. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Half a century of plies, pas de bourrees and pirouettes at the New Zealand School of Dance". Stuff. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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