Choreographer, Dancer, Master Teacher, Theatrical Director, Opera Ballet Director for the San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera
Years active
1959-1990
Notable work
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, What To Do Till the Messiah Comes, In Quest of the Sun, Meadow Dances, Death in Venice, Carmen, Sacre du Printemps, Midsummer Night's Dream, Sibelius Songs, Veder Engel Nach Unserer Mensch, Elegie Für Eine Tote Liebe, Whispers of Darkness, The Grey Goose of Silence, Pieces of Glass, Belong Pas de Deux, The Medium, Whisper of Night
Partner
Robert de La Rose
Awards
Winner of Two Gold Medals 1980 for Outstanding Choreography, International Concours at Osaka, Japan and Varna, Bulgaria
Norbert Vesak (October 22, 1936 – October 2, 1990), one of Canada's leading choreographers in the 1970s, was a ballet dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, master teacher, dance columnist,[1] lecturer,[2] and opera ballet director, known for his unique, flamboyant style[3] and his multimedia approach to classical and contemporary choreography.[4][5] He is credited with helping to bring modern dance to Western Canada.[6][7][8]
^Sunter, Robert. "Vesak Seeks Craft First". Vancouver Sun.
^"Second Gold Medal For Choreographer". San Francisco Chronicle. July 24, 1980.
^Wyman, Max (December 22, 1969). "The Happiness Dancers: Vancouver's New Modern Troupe Is Previewed". The Vancouver Sun.
^Pepper, Kaija (2012). Renegade Bodies: Canadian Dance in the 1970s. Dance Collection Danse Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0929003702.
^Anderson, Jack (October 3, 1990). "Norbert Vesak, 53, Former Chief of the Met Opera Ballet, Is Dead". The New York Times.
^Rubin, Don (2000-09-21). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: The Americas. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 978-0415227452.
^Wyman, Max (May 26, 1970). "Western Dance Theatre leaps into reality". Vancouver Sun.
^MacGillivray, Alex (May 27, 1966). "Leisure". Vancouver Sun.
NorbertVesak (October 22, 1936 – October 2, 1990), one of Canada's leading choreographers in the 1970s, was a ballet dancer, choreographer, theatrical...
Arts Centre in 1969. It was adapted and choreographed as a ballet by NorbertVesak (commissioned by the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood) and first performed...
Godmother - Cinderella (chor. Frederick Ashton) Belong Pas de Deux (chor. NorbertVesak) Bach Cello Suites (chor. Jorma Elo) Eventide (chor. Helen Pickett)...
Varna, Bulgaria in 1980 for the pas de deux Belong choreographed by NorbertVesak. Hart starred in the ballet film Moment of Light, alongside Rex Harrington...
were George Balanchine, Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, John Neumeier, NorbertVesak. Her “lauds and laurels” at UCI include those for professional achievement...
Alban Berg. 1986. Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice), choreography by NorbertVesak, music by Benjamin Britten. Role: the writer, Gustav von Aschenbach...
Belong pas de deux, created by internationally acclaimed choreographer NorbertVesak as part of his work What To Do Till the Messiah Comes. Hart was awarded...
Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, performing the pas de deux from NorbertVesak's ballet "Belong." Hart won a gold medal. In 1986, Peregrine was made...
close to Mt Kailash". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2024. Brockman, Norbert (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-598-84654-6...
Callaway Centre, University of Western Australia, July 2003 Brockman, Norbert C. (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO...
Many Colors. Snow Lion Publications. ISBN 978-1-55939-970-8. Brockman, Norbert C. (13 September 2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-655-3...
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