Turid Revfeim


Turid Revfeim is a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director and ballet tutor.

Early life and education

Revfeim was born in Auckland. Revfeim is a graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, having begun her studies there in 1979.

Work

She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1980, dancing Giselle and The Nutcracker. Revfeim was a soloist at the Theater de Stadt Koblenz in Germany for four years.
Revfeim retired from dancing in 1999 to become the artistic co-ordinator and then Ballet Mistress of RNZB. Revfeim wrote a history of the New Zealand School of Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.
In 2020, she founded dance company BalletCollective Aotearoa. She is artistic director and producer. The company premiered with Subtle Dances at the Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna, Auckland in April 2021.