Evelyn Hart

(1956- )

Canadian. Started training at the Dorothy Carter School of Dance in London in 1970, briefly trained at the National Ballet School of Canada then entered the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in 1973.

Joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Won bronze at the World Ballet Concours in Japan, 1980. First Canadian to win a Gold Medal, and the rarely awarded Certificate of Exceptional Artistic Achievement at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgeria, 1980.

Has toured North America, Europe, and Asia, and has performed as a guest artist with many of the world's leading ballet companies. A biography, Evelyn Hart: An Intimate Portrait, has been published and she was the subject of the film Moment of Light: the Dance of Evelyn Hart. She is currently the Resident Guest Artist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.