Anna-Marie Holmes

Holmes was a soloist with the [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]]. During the 1960s she was the first North American dancer invited to perform as a guest with the [[London Festival Ballet|Kirov Ballet]]. Holmes also performed with the [[London Festival Ballet]], the [[Scottish Ballet]], the [[Berlin State Opera]], the [[Dutch National Ballet]], the [[Chicago Ballet]] and [[Les Grands Ballets Canadiens]]. In 1985, after retiring from performing, she joined the [[Boston Ballet]] as [[ballet mistress]] and was named that company's artistic director in 1997. She also served as dean of faculty for the Boston Ballet's Center for Dance Education. She left the Boston Ballet in 2001. Holmes received an [[Emmy Award]] in 2000 for her staging of ''[[Le Corsaire]]'' for [[PBS]].

Holmes was a soloist with the [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]]. During the 1960s she was the first North American dancer invited to perform as a guest with the [[London Festival Ballet|Kirov Ballet]]. Holmes also performed with the [[London Festival Ballet]], the [[Scottish Ballet]], the [[Berlin State Opera]], the [[Dutch National Ballet]], the [[Chicago Ballet]] and [[Les Grands Ballets Canadiens]]. In 1985, after retiring from performing, she joined the [[Boston Ballet]] as [[ballet mistress]] and was named that company's artistic director in 1997. She also served as dean of faculty for the Boston Ballet's Center for Dance Education. She left the Boston Ballet in 2001. Holmes received an [[Emmy Award]] in 2000 for her staging of ''[[Le Corsaire]]'' for [[PBS]].

She has taught at [[The Royal Ballet]] in London, the {{ill|Ballet du Capitole|fr}} in [[Toulouse]], the [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet]] in [[Oslo]] and the [[Royal Danish Ballet]] in [[Copenhagen]]. Holmes was founder and co-artistic director for the International Academy of Dance Costa do Sol in [[Portugal]]. She has been artistic director for the school of the [[USA International Ballet Competition]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. Holmes has also been artistic director for the [[Jacob's Pillow Dance#The Festival|Jacob's Pillow dance festival]]. In 2006, she was co-founder of Ballet Adriatico, a summer festival in Italy.

She has taught at [[The Royal Ballet]] in London, the [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_du_Capitole]{{ill|Ballet du Capitole|fr}} in [[Toulouse]], the [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet]] in [[Oslo]] and the [[Royal Danish Ballet]] in [[Copenhagen]]. Holmes was founder and co-artistic director for the International Academy of Dance Costa do Sol in [[Portugal]]. She has been artistic director for the school of the [[USA International Ballet Competition]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. Holmes has also been artistic director for the [[Jacob's Pillow Dance#The Festival|Jacob's Pillow dance festival]]. In 2006, she was co-founder of Ballet Adriatico, a summer festival in Italy.

Holmes danced a [[pas de deux]] with her husband in [[Norman McLaren]]'s award-winning film ''Ballet Adagio''.{{cite news |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/the-russian-who-tried-to-bar-the-canadian-ballerina-during-the-cold-war |title=The Russian Who Tried to Bar the Canadian Ballerina during the Cold War |date=December 15, 2009 |newspaper=Vancouver Sun}} The pair were also featured in [[Grant Munro (filmmaker)|Grant Munro]]'s documentary ''Tour en l'air'', which won first prize in its category at the [[American Film Festival]].{{Cite web |url=http://archives.concordia.ca/munro |title=Honorary Degree Citation - Grant Munro |publisher=Concordia University}}

Holmes danced a [[pas de deux]] with her husband in [[Norman McLaren]]'s award-winning film ''Ballet Adagio''.{{cite news |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/the-russian-who-tried-to-bar-the-canadian-ballerina-during-the-cold-war |title=The Russian Who Tried to Bar the Canadian Ballerina during the Cold War |date=December 15, 2009 |newspaper=Vancouver Sun}} The pair were also featured in [[Grant Munro (filmmaker)|Grant Munro]]'s documentary ''Tour en l'air'', which won first prize in its category at the [[American Film Festival]].{{Cite web |url=http://archives.concordia.ca/munro |title=Honorary Degree Citation - Grant Munro |publisher=Concordia University}}