First Soloist
“The character who comes the closest to embodying the confident, somewhat snotty cabaret girl is La Goule, played by Amanda Green. Her strong dancing is a testament to how much the patrons at the Moulin Rouge desire her.” – Star Phoenix, 2009
“In the tango scene, yes, there is sultry allure in all those dips and flashes of leg, with Amanda Green a standout.” – Winnipeg Free Press, 2009
“…Amanda Green, a rising force in the company whose performance matches her sparkling dress.”
- Winnipeg Free Press, 2009
“RWB is currently showing an impressive depth of talent. In particular, there's emerging sparkle and poise among the women, such as… Amanda Green....”
- Winnipeg Free Press, 2008
“In particular Amanda Green as the Fairy of Generosity (also known as the crumb fairy), Jacelyn Lobay as the Fairy of Mischievousness and Jennifer Welsman as the Fairy of Bravery blow through their dances like winds.”
- Vancouver Sun, 2008
Born just outside Edmonton in Tofield, Alberta, Amanda Green began her dance training with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division at the age of ten. While a student, she received numerous awards including the Royal Bank of Canada Scholarship, the Arnold Spohr Award, The Prince Edward Scholarship, among others. Green graduated from the Harid Conservatory where she earned the Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship.
Green joined the RWB in 2004 as an apprentice and moved up the ranks in the Company to soloist. Since joining the RWB she has danced various roles including La Goulue in Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet, Fairy Godmother in Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story, Clara in Nutcracker and Tiger Lily/Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan. In Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute Green performed the role of a Glamazon, a role that she took to the big screen for the 2006 film version of the ballet titled The Tale of the Magic Flute.
A major milestone in her career as a dancer was performing the iconic lead dual role of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. She also had a role created for her in Mauricio Wainrot’s Carmen, The Passion and was the lead of four dancers who performed the Caterpillar in the world premiere of Wonderland. Green’s other repertoire includes In the Upper Room, Carmina Burana, In Tandem, Dracula, Angels in the Architecture, The Messiah, The Sleeping Beauty, Hikarizatto and As Above, So Below.
Green has also performed internationally. In 2006, she had the opportunity to participate in the Jackson International Ballet Competition and has been a guest dancer in Japan. Dance International featured Green as one of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s up-and-coming dancers in the magazine’s summer 2008 issue. In fall 2009, she was hand selected by acclaimed choreographer Peter Quanz to perform a new piece called In Tandem at the prestigious Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Along with the RWB, she danced before an international audience at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad.
