 He went on to become a distinguished character dancer, ballet master with the company, and later director of the company's school.After twenty-one years with the company, he returned to Montreal in 1965 and accepted the invitation of Ludmilla Chiriaeff to become co-artistic director and resident choreographer of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.Nault's best-known work is probably his spectacular production of "Casse-Noisette" ("The Nutcracker"), which has been performed annually during the Christmas season in Montreal for many years.