Turid Revfeim

Turid Revfeim (born 1961) is a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director and ballet tutor.

Turid Revfeim
Employer

Early life and education

Revfeim was born in Auckland.[1] Revfeim is a graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, having begun her studies there in 1979.[2][1]

Work

She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in 1980, dancing Giselle and The Nutcracker.[2][1] Revfeim was a soloist at the Theater de Stadt Koblenz in Germany for four years.[1]

Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB.[2][3] Revfeim wrote a history of the New Zealand School of Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.[4]

In 2020, she founded dance company BalletCollective Aotearoa.[2][5] She is artistic director and producer.[4] The company premiered with Subtle Dances at the Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna, Auckland in April 2021.[6][7]

Bibliography
  • Turid Revfeim; Stephen A'Court (2017). New Zealand School of Dance: 50 years, 1967–2017. New Zealand School of Dance. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-473-38357-2. Wikidata Q108146998.[8]

References
  1. "Dance Tutors – New Zealand School of Dance". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing". RNZ. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. Chumko, Andre (31 July 2021). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet and its quest for change". Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. "About". BALLET COLLECTIVE AOTEAROA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "Funding proves massive stumbling block for creative ballet collective". Stuff. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. "Turid Revfeim". Michelle Potter. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. "Dunedin Arts Festival : Subtle Dances". Otago Daily Times Online News. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. "Half a century of plies, pas de bourrees and pirouettes at the New Zealand School of Dance". Stuff. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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