Quotes by Karen Kain

About Karen Kain:

Karen Alexandria Kain is a retired Canadian ballet dancer, and currently the Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

What's a dancer's worst enemy? Sometimes it's age, but sometimes it's the dancer themselves.

Karen Kain

I want to leave this company in the best possible shape.

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Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.

Karen Kain

Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it.

Karen Kain

When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.

Karen Kain

Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged.

Karen Kain

In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.

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I know how demanding the process of creation is.

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Like everyone else, I want to go on dancing forever, but I know the day is going to come when I will have to be doing something else.

Karen Kain

You're terrified that nothing will ever give you the fulfillment that dancing has given you.

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Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.

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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

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The arts are an integral part of the city's economic progress.

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I know there are going to be big challenges financially, but I'm excited artistically. I think that if the experience is better artistically, then we have more hope in the future.

Karen Kain

To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experien...

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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.

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We have a renewed energy and vigor in our supporters and we are no longer so frightened about the future.

Karen Kain

It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.

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It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.

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There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life.

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Author Bio

  • NameKaren Kain
  • DescriptionCanadian ballerina
  • BornMarch 28, 1951
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionBallet Dancer
  • AwardsCompanion Of The Order Of Canada