Robert Binet

Robert Binet is a choreographer, curator and leader and has created works for The National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Ballet London, The New York City Ballet and more. Binet was Choreographic Associate with The National Ballet of Canada from 2013 to 2024 and created 16 works for the company, including The Dreamers Ever Leave You, an immersive ballet first performed at the Art Gallery of Ontario and later toured within Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, and the original choreography for Karen Kain’s Swan Lake. One of Binet’s most recent creations was Dark with Excessive Bright for The Royal Ballet London which was hailed as ‘intoxicating’ by The Times.

In November 2024, Binet was appointed Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Fall for Dance North, Toronto’s largest international dance festival. Prior to this he served as Director of Artist Development Programmes for The National Ballet of Canada and created the Creative Action program which supported the development of over 200 new works by Canadian choreographers from 2018-2024. In 2023, Binet was the Choreographic Mentor at the Venice Biennale College Danza and guest curator for the Dance: Made in Canada festival. In the same year, Binet received the Sandra Faire Next Generation Award from Dance Collection Danse, awarded to an individual under 40 who is making a significant impact on dance in Canada.

With Strauss 2225: Dances for the Future, Robert Binet will create his first work for the Youth Company of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera in October 2025.