Royal Ballet News 2016
Promotions
- Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Ryoichi Hirano, Akane Takada to Principal Dancer
- Claire Calvert, Yasmine Naghdi, Beatriz Stix-Brunell to First Soloist
- Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Tierney Heap to Soloist
- Reece Clarke, David Donnelly, Benjamin Ella, Isabella Gasparini, Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Demelza Parish to First Artist
Joiners
- Joseph Sissons joins as an artist, graduate of the Royal Ballet School
- Mica Bradbury, joined as an artist mid-season from Ballet Vlaanderen
- Leticia Dias Domingues, joins as an artist from BRB
- Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød, Harry Churches, Leo Dixon, Isabel Lubach, Julia Roscoe (2015/16 Aud Jebsen Young Dancers) join as artists from the RBS
- 2016/17 Aud Jebsen Young Dancers:Estelle Bovay, Maria Luisa Castillo Yoshida, Arianna Maldini, Giacomo Rovero, Francisco Serrano, Charlotte Tonkinson, all from the RBS
- Prix de Lausanne Dancer: Vincenzo Di Primo
Young Choreographer Programme
- Charlotte Edmonds continues for the 2016/17 season (mentored by Kevin O'Hare and Wayne McGregor)