The celebrated ballet dancer and choreographer Guillaume Côté discusses his new show Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (which will be at the Vancouver Playhouse 18-21 March 2026), his career and more, with Joseph Planta.
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Guillaume Côté joins me now. The celebrated ballet dancer and choreographer will be coming to town 18-21 March 2026 with the BC premiere of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, which he’s choreographed and will star in. Created by Côté and director Robert Lepage, the full-length production explores the Shakespeare work’s themes of power, betrayal and inner turmoil through movement, evocative lighting, and minimal set design. And the reviews have been quite good wherever the show’s played. A number have pointed out the timeliness of the piece, and I’ll ask Guillaume about the relevance of Hamlet today. This is a production of Ex Machina and Côté Danse, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Guillaume Côté retired from the National Ballet of Canada in the spring of 2025, after being a principal dancer there since 2004, and joining the company in 1998. He was educated at Canada’s National Ballet School, and in his long career has been a guest performer at various companies around the world including Teatro alla Scala, English National Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre, among many others. In 2021, he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec. Visit www.dancehouse.ca [1] for tickets and information. We spoke one week ago, with Guillaume in between performances of Hamlet at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Guillaume Côté; Monsieur Côté, good morning.
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