 Greta Hodgkinson
Independent Artist - Washington, D.C.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Greta Hodgkinson joined the National
Ballet upon her graduation from the National Ballet School in 1990. She
was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1996. With her dazzling technique and
commanding stage presence, Hodgkinson continues to enthrall audiences with
every new role she performs. She created the role of Odette/Odile in the
world premiere of James Kudelka's Swan Lake in 1999. Other roles
include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Hanna in The Merry Widow,
Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Katherina in The Taming
of the Shrew, Nikiya in La Bayadère and the title roles in
Giselle and Manon. Equally renowned for her contemporary work,
Hodgkinson gives outstanding performances as Summer in Kudelka's The
Four Seasons, William Forsythe's Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux,
Glen Tetley's Sphinx and the Rubies Variation of George
Balanchine's Jewels.
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