Part of a Seismic Shift in Ballet, Hope Muir Takes on a Major Role
The National Ballet of Canada’s newly named artistic director discusses her vision for diversity, accessibility and transparency in dance.
Hope Muir, the current artistic director of the Charlotte Ballet in North Carolina, will take over the National Ballet of Canada from Karen Kain on Jan. 1, 2022. Credit...Todd Rosenberg
July 20, 2021, 7:19 p.m. ET
In early July, an article in The Toronto Star speculated about the pandemic-delayed, but at that point imminent, announcement of a successor to Karen Kain, the treasured former ballerina who had just stepped down as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada after 16 years.