TORONTO 鈥� Ballet star Guillaume C么t茅 has taken his last bow with the National Ballet of Canada.
The celebrated principal dancer brought his palms to his heart and smiled as confetti and flowers rained onto the stage following a farewell show Thursday.
C么t茅 was saluted with an eight-minute standing ovation after the career celebration, which included his multimedia piece 鈥淕rand Mirage鈥� and a restaging of "Bolero."
The Quebec-born dancer wraps a 26-year career with the Toronto company that saw him star in most of the biggest classical and contemporary roles including Romeo, Prince Charming and Prince Siegfried.
He became a principal dancer in 2004 and has performed as a guest artist for major ballet companies in cities including Milan, London, New York, St. Petersburg and Hamburg.
Also a choreographer, musician and composer, C么t茅 now focuses on his dance company C么t茅 Danse, which brings its show 鈥淏urn Baby, Burn鈥� to Toronto鈥檚 Bluma Appel Theatre this weekend and Germany in July.
He founded the company in 2021 and is also artistic director of a summer dance festival in Quebec known as Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur.
鈥� With files from Angelina Havaris
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
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