Dasa Wharton took her camera backstage to glimpse Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales preparing for a performance of Romeo and Juliet at The Royal Opera House. She was also there to capture moments of the ballet from the wings, and to take shots from behind the curtain during Hayward and Corrales’s triumphant curtain call.Romeo and Juliet 5 pmGetting readyFrancesca … [Read more...] about Backstage at The Royal Ballet: Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales
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English National Ballet announces promotions and new joiners for the 2018/2019 season
Tamara Rojo has announced promotions within English National Ballet and new joiners for the 2018/2019 season.Joiners and promotionsJoining the Company will be Jeffrey Cirio who joins English National Ballet as Lead Principal following his recent guest performances in Song of the Earth, La Sylphide, Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker and Akram Khan’s Giselle. Cirio is … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces promotions and new joiners for the 2018/2019 season
Cesar Corrales will join The Royal Ballet as a First Soloist at the start of the 2018/19 Season
Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet said, Cesar approached me in October, having resigned from English National Ballet, about joining The Royal Ballet. I was happy to be in a position to be able to offer him a contract as a First Soloist from the beginning of the 2018/19 Season and I look forward to welcoming him into the Company. Cesar Corrales is currently a … [Read more...] about Cesar Corrales will join The Royal Ballet as a First Soloist at the start of the 2018/19 Season
Cesar Corrales is to become English National Ballet’s youngest Principal
Tamara Rojo has announced that Cesar Corrales is to become Principal of English National Ballet from the start of the 2017/2018 season. Joining Corrales on stage after his performance in Le Corsaire at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Rojo announced his promotion in front of the audience and Company.Corrales joined English National Ballet as Artist of the Company in 2014, was … [Read more...] about Cesar Corrales is to become English National Ballet’s youngest Principal
Photo Album: English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award 2017
Rina Kanehara and Aitor Arrieta were announce as joint winners of English National Ballet's 2017 Emerging Dancer Award, at the end of last month.Finalists performed a pas de deux and a contemporary solo in front of a live audience at Sadler’s Wells and the event was also streamed receiving 89,000 views worldwide.Rina Kanehara and Aitor Arrieta were selected as this … [Read more...] about Photo Album: English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award 2017
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2017 – judging panel and repertoire
Now in its eighth year, English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition will this year be held at Sadler’s Wells, for the first time, on Thursday 25 May 2017.Through this annual event, English National Ballet recognises the excellence of its own artists. Selected by their peers, six of the company's most promising dancers perform in front of an eminent panel of expert … [Read more...] about English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2017 – judging panel and repertoire
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition 2017
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition is already in it's eighth edition. This year it will be held at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 25 May.Unusually, the English National Ballet chooses, through this annual competition, to recognises the excellence of its artists, who are selected by their peers. Six of the company's most promising dancers are chosen and … [Read more...] about English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition 2017
Old and new in English National Ballet’s 2016-2017 Season, Spring/Summer
The English National Ballet’s Spring/Summer 2017 season sees a refreshing nod to the company’s past with a revival of Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet during August of 2017 when the company makes a return to The Royal Festival Hall, its old hunting ground that it hasn’t revisited since 2008. Tamara Rojo has shown with her recent programming that she is investing in the … [Read more...] about Old and new in English National Ballet’s 2016-2017 Season, Spring/Summer
Cesar Corrales wins English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award 2016
Junior Soloist Cesar Corrales won the English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer award at the London Palladium on 17 May. He performed Contrabajo para hombre, a solo by Julio Lopez, and the pas de deux from Diana & Acteon with fellow finalist Rina Kanehara. The Emerging Dancer competition also gives a People’s Choice Award which is voted for by the public throughout the … [Read more...] about Cesar Corrales wins English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award 2016
ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May
The English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition at the London Palladium, now in its seventh year, will this year be live streamed for the first time. The broadcast will be in partnership with ArtStreamingTV on Tuesday 17 May 2016.It will be possible to watch the full programme of performances, as well as interviews from some of the artists involved and additional … [Read more...] about ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May