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http://blog.ballet.org.uk/promotions-and-new-joiners-2016-2017/

 

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Congratulations to all those who have been promoted or who are joining the company. All best wishes to those who are leaving.

 

"PROMOTIONS

Following his win at this year’s Emerging Dancer, where he also won People’s Choice Award, Cesar Corrales is promoted from Junior Soloist to First Soloist.

Other promotions for next season include Ken Saruhashi, who has been promoted to Junior Soloist, Barry Drummond, Stina Quagebeur and Jinhao Zhang, promoted to First Artist, and Rina Kanehara who has been promoted within the Artist of the Company rank to 8th Year Artist.

As previously announced, Shiori Kase and Laurretta Summerscales were promoted to Principal mid-season.

JOINERS

Currently a member of Compañía Nacional de Danza, Aitor Arrieta joins us as Junior Soloist.

Joining as Artists of the Company are Georgia Bould (following her performances with the company over the Autumn/Winter season), Emily Suzuki from English National Ballet School, Giorgio Garrett from the National Ballet of Canada, Francesca Velicu from Romanian National Ballet, and Connie Vowles (who joined mid-season from the Royal Ballet School).

PROMOTIONS

Following his win at this year’s Emerging Dancer, where he also won People’s Choice Award, Cesar Corrales is promoted from Junior Soloist to First Soloist.

Other promotions for next season include Ken Saruhashi, who has been promoted to Junior Soloist, Barry Drummond, Stina Quagebeur and Jinhao Zhang, promoted to First Artist, and Rina Kanehara who has been promoted within the Artist of the Company rank to 8th Year Artist.

As previously announced, Shiori Kase and Laurretta Summerscales were promoted to Principal mid-season.

JOINERS

Currently a member of Compañía Nacional de Danza, Aitor Arrieta joins us as Junior Soloist.

Joining as Artists of the Company are Georgia Bould (following her performances with the company over the Autumn/Winter season), Emily Suzuki from English National Ballet School, Giorgio Garrett from the National Ballet of Canada, Francesca Velicu from Romanian National Ballet, and Connie Vowles (who joined mid-season from the Royal Ballet School).

We are thrilled to welcome them all to the English National Ballet family.

LEAVERS

Kei AkahoshiDésirée BallantyneNaomi BottomerJosephine Frick and Ksenia Ovsyanick left the Company at the end of the 2015/2016 season.  We would like to thank them for their contribution to English National Ballet and wish them all the best for the future!

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Rather following the trend of other companies, only two new graduates are joining the company - plus Rina Kanehara following her Prix de Lausanne apprenticeship.

Congratulations to everyone.

Francesca Velicu (18) is a new graduate too. She was already dancing with the company in Bucharest (she danced Kitri and Theme & Variations leading role), but as a student: she graduated from the ballet school just few weeks ago.

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Great news for all the promotees, somewhat heartbroken that one of my favourite ENB dancers is leaving these shores but it sounds like a good opportunity for her. Lucky Berlin.

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And Georgia Bould previously was a student from ENBS when she joined, but has now been given a full cintract. So 4 out of 5 is good.

 

And Giorgio Garret had an 'apprentice-type' contract with the National Ballet of Canada, I believe.

 

I have now seen that he danced the Prince in ENB's My First Sleeping Beauty in London this month.

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