Siphesihle November

Siphesihle November was born in Zolani South Africa and trained at Canadas National Ballet School Siphesihle joined The National Ballet of Canada as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2021 Siphesihle recently made his debut as JimmySnowman in the world premiere of MADDADDAM by Wayne McGregor the world premiere of Rena Butlers Alleged Dances and the Canadian premiere of Alonzo Kings The Collective Agreement With his signature musicality charisma and brilliant technique Siphesihle is a natural in both classical and contemporary ballets He has danced such roles as Siegfried in Swan Lake PeterThe Nutcracker in The Nutcracker Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty Benvolio and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Puck in The Dream and Lewis CarrollWhite Rabbit in Alices Adventures in Wonderland His repertoire includes The Winters Tale Nijinsky Anna Karenina The Four Seasons The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude Chroma The Second Detail Etudes Chaconne Angels Atlas Emergence A Streetcar Named Desire Being and Nothingness Paz de la Jolla Night Elite Syncopations Concerto Orpheus Alive and The Dreamers Ever Leave You In 2019 Siphesihle won The International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize and he was named one of Pointe Magazines Star of the Corps and one of Dance Magazines 25 to Watch in 2018 He was also featured in Beyond Moving a documentary that followed his journey from Zolani South Africa to Canadas National Ballet School and The National Ballet of Canada In 2022 he made his choreographic debut on the National Ballets mainstage with On Solid Ground For MAD HOT BALLET DecoDanse he created All That Is Within for former First Soloist Tanya Howard to mark her retirement from the company