Evelyn Hart

Award-winning ballerina Evelyn Hart is an internationally recognized force in the world of Ballet. She began her dance training at the Dorothy Carter School of Dance in London, ON.

After briefly attending the National Ballet School, Hart joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division in 1973, and moved on to the corps de ballet in 1976.  She was promoted to soloist in 1978 and Principal Dancer in 1979.

In 1980, Hart became the first Canadian to be awarded a gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, as well as the rarely awarded Certificate of Exceptional Artistic Achievement.

Hart was inducted to the Order of Canada in 1983, and was promoted to Companion in 1994. She has been named Manitoba’s Woman of the Year (1987), received honorary doctorates from several universities, and two ACTRA awards for her television performances in Belong and Romeo & Juliet. In 2000, Hart received the Chalmers Award for her contribution to dance and was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. In 2001, she received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.

Evelyn Hart has been a Guest Artist with, among others, The National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Ballet of Britian, and remains the Resident Guest Artist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.