Evan McKie

Evan McKie is a ballet dancer in classical and contemporary ballet and an actor-dancer known for interpreting roles from literature, He was principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet from 2008 to 2014, and at the National Ballet of Canada from 2014 to 2022. He has served as an honorary advisor to Dance Collection Danse, and is a guest writer and a member of the international advisory board of Dance Magazine.

Early life and education McKie lived in Oakville, Ontario, from the age of 5, and began classes at Canada's National Ballet School aged 8. Aged 14, he began studying at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. He was then invited to train under Pyotr Pestov at the Stuttgart Ballet affiliated John Cranko Schule, and joined Stuttgart Ballet in 2001.

Career McKie became a first soloist with Stuttgart Ballet in 2008.

In Stuttgart, under the direction and mentorship of fellow Canadian Reid Anderson, Anthony Dowell coached McKie in the British style in some of his own originated roles.

In 2014, McKie joined the National Ballet of Canada as Principal Dancer. McKie received critical acclaim while on tour and at home with the company. He was mentioned in Gary Smith's Top 10 performances of the year list in 2019 for his debut of George Balanchine's Apollo.

McKie did not give performances with the National Ballet from the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020. He left the company in July 2022.

McKie is a contributor and advisory board member for Dance Magazine.

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