Anik Bissonnette (born February 9, 1962) is a Canadian ballet dancer. She began her professional ballet career with the Ballet de Montreal Eddy Toussaint in the 1980s, and became a principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1990. She later pursued jazz and dance at the École de Danse Eddy Toussaint.

Alongside her stage career, Bissonnette serves as the Artistic Director of the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur and is the President of the Regroupement québécois de la danse.

Personal life

Bissonnette was in a relationship with Louis Robitaille for nearly 20 years before they separated in 2001.

  • 1985: Best individual Performance at the International de Danse Porsche du Canada.
  • 1985: Personality of the week by La Presse.
  • 1988: Personality of the year, Youth section by the Salon de la Femme de Montréal.
  • 1990: Prix des Biches (awarded on the Radio-Canada television show La Bande des Six)
  • 1995: Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • 1996: Chevalier de l'Ordre du Québec
  • 2005: Awarded the Prix du Public at the Budapest Ballet Gala
  • 2007: Awarded the Prix du Public at the Budapest Ballet Gala.
  • 2014: Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement
  • 2018: Ordre de Montréal
  • 2021: Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
  • 2024: Prix de la danse de Montréal, catégorie Contribution exceptionnelle.

References

  • Anik Bissonnette at The Canadian Encyclopedia