Guillaume Côté is preparing to retire as principal dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, having co-created the innovative dance piece "Don't Go Home" which disrupts classical ballet norms. His rich 27-year career culminates in a celebratory performance called Adieu: A Celebration of Guillaume Côté. He emphasizes the importance of humor and blending ballet with contemporary elements to engage audiences and progress the artform. Côté sees his retirement not as an end but as an opportunity for new beginnings, expressing a desire to continue his creative journey beyond the stage.
"We wrote it with humour, but after rehearsing it so often, you don't think it's funny anymore. Sitting in the audience and hearing people laugh was refreshing."
"I like shaking things up. It's about fusing classical ballet with other elements—new styles, new disciplines—to give it a future."
"It is sad in a way, but it's also a new beginning. I've an epic work in me yet."
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