Patrick Lavoie
First Soloist
Patrick Lavoie, First Soloist
Biography
Patrick Lavoie was born in Montréal, Québec. He trained at L’École supérieure de ballet contemporain de Montréal and San Francisco Ballet School. He joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1997 and was promoted to First Soloist in 2003.
With The National Ballet of Canada, Mr. Lavoie has danced lead roles in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Firebird, Cinderella, Madame Butterfly, Onegin, The Taming of the Shrew, The Sleeping Beauty, Jewels, An Italian Straw Hat and The Merry Widow.
Mr. Lavoie danced in the world premieres of Crystal Pite’s Emergence, John Alleyne’s Tristan and Isolde and James Kudelka’s The Contract (The Pied Piper) and in the recent company premieres of Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, Dominique Dumais’ Skin Divers and Davide Bombana’s Carmen.
Quotes
Emergence
"Patrick Lavoie looked very powerful"
- The Toronto Star, 2009
An Italian Straw Hat
"Patrick Lavoie [as Emil] was hilarious in his state of helpless empathy over the devoured hat."
- Dance International, 2008
Madame Butterfly
"Patrick Lavoie... moves his supple body like a dream."
- The Globe and Mail, 2005
Romeo and Juliet
"As Romeo, Patrick Lavoie is a tall, handsome hopeful youth whom we see change from a flirt to a man newly possessed by real love. He was spectacular in his more athletic scenes, and his duets with Juliet were thrilling"
- The Edmonton Sun, 2001