Guillaume Côté

Guillaume Côté studied at Canada’s National Ballet School in his home country and joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1999. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2004. Since then, he has danced most of the major classical roles. He has had several lead roles created on him notably the role of Romeo in Alexei Ratmansky’s new »Romeo and Juliet«, Prince Charming in James Kudelka’s »Cinderella«, and the role of Gene Kelly in Derek Deane’s production of »Strictly Gershwin« for the English National Ballet. He has also worked closely with such dance icons as Roland Petit, John Neumeier, William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon and Crystal Pite.
As a guest artist, Guillaume Côté has danced with The Royal Ballet London, Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, English National Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, Stuttgart Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Alberta Ballet and the South African Ballet Theater as well as at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Mikhailovsky Theater St. Petersburg, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Arena di Verona,  Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and in numerous international galas.
In 2013 Guillaume Côté assumed the role of Choreographic Associate with The National Ballet of Canada and today eight of his works are part of the company’s repertoire. In 2012, his work »Enkeli« won the Audience Choice Award for Best Choreography at The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize. In 2016 he created his first full-length ballet, »Le Petit Prince«, other full-length works followed.
In 2021, Guillaume Côté founded his own company »Côté Danse« focused on the multidisciplinary creation of innovative works with the mission of making dance seen and experienced differently.
For his work in the arts, Guillaume Côté was awarded »La médaille de l’Assemblée Nationale du Québec« in 2011. In 2014, he was named the Artistic Director of the Festival des Arts de Saint Sauveur, the largest summer dance festival in the country.  In 2021, he was appointed a Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec, the highest distinction given by the government of Quebec.