Brenna Flaherty

Second Soloist

Quick Facts

Born: Boston, Massachusetts
Trained: Boston Ballet School in Massachusetts
Joined: 2016
Second Soloist Since: 2021

Brenna Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts and trained at Boston Ballet School in Massachusetts. Brenna joined The National Ballet of Canada as a RBC Apprentice in 2016 and was promoted to Second Soloist in 2021.

Most recently, Brenna performed in the North American premiere of Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote and lead roles in Rubies and Emeralds. Brenna has performed as the Other Stepsister in Cinderella and the Sheep in The Nutcracker. Her repertoire includes Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Onegin, Romeo and Juliet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Anna Karenina, The Merry Widow, A Streetcar Named Desire, Emma Bovary, The Dream, Angels’ Atlas, Anima Animus, After the Rain, Elite Syncopations, Serenade, Diamonds, Symphony in C, Concerto, Suite en Blanc, Passion, Paz de la Jolla, Paquita, Crepuscular and On Solid Ground.
1. The Merry Widow
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3. Theme and Variations
4. Who Cares? (George Balanchine)
5. The Second Detail

Noah Parets and Brenna Flaherty in Rubies from Jewels. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Donald Thom, Brenna Flaherty and Larkin Miller in Suite en Blanc. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Brenna Flaherty in Cinderella. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Brenna Flaherty in The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

Reviews

“Cinderella’s stepsisters… Brenna Flaherty ran away with show… adding just the right dash of camp to their performances.”

The Globe and Mail

Cinderella
“As the awkward, myopic stepsister, second soloist Brenna Flaherty made a wonderful debut. A young dancer with beautiful technique, this was among the first times she had an opportunity to show her comedic chops. She has a keen sense of timing and delivery when it comes to acting.”

Dance View Times

Cinderella
“Brenna Flaherty and Kota Sato were standouts in a pas de deux that managed to summarize the intensity and uncertainty of romantic longing.”

Toronto Star

Crepuscular

Brenna Flaherty. Photo by Karolina Kuras.