Press Release: English National Ballet welcomes new Lead Principal Aaron Robison

[Jan McNulty]

 

English National Ballet welcomes new Lead Principal Aaron Robison

 

English National Ballet today announces Aaron Robison is to join English National Ballet as Lead Principal. 

 

Currently Principal with San Francisco Ballet, Aaron Robison joins the Company this spring ahead of its performances of Romeo & Juliet at the South Bank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in August.  

 

Of joining English National Ballet, Robison said: “After dancing abroad for the last seven years, I am very excited to be coming home and joining English National Ballet. What the Company has achieved under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo is extremely exciting and something that I wanted to be part of. I am really looking forward to dancing next seasons amazing repertoire with the Company. 

 

Born in Coventry, Robison started his career at Birmingham Royal Ballet before joining Corella Ballet, Houston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, where he is currently Principal. He received first place at the Young British Dancer of the Year, Gold Medal at Seoul’s International Ballet Competition, and claimed First Prize at the Prix de Lausanne in 2004. 

 

Of Robison, Tamara Rojo CBE, Artistic Director of English National Ballet said: “Aaron is an incredibly talented dancer, who has experience in performing a wide variety of repertoire. Having witnessed his amazing performances over the years I am thrilled that he's now returning to UK audiences, starting this summer in Romeo & Juliet at the South Bank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Aaron to English National Ballet." 

 

Robison’s first performances with English National Ballet will be as Romeo in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet at the South Bank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall from 1-5 August 2017. Full principal casting to be announced shortly.  
 

[Bruce Wall]

THIS IS BRILLIANT NEWS .... THIS IS A GREAT BRITISH DANCER ...

 

I don't know how many people here have seen him dance ... but he is spectacular ... 

 

Pull through to 3.53 and see his Corsaire Variation here: 
 

 

 

As ever, Ms. Rojo has SPECTACULAR taste ... THIS IS A REAL CATCH ... just as Dronina guesting was/IS!!

 

Only difference ... THIS is a FANTASTIC homecoming!!!

(I know when I wrote about him before ... suggesting him as a guest ... people said that it should be Xander Parish ... and now Parish was fantastically a brilliant ENB guest during the last winter season ... and who knows ... he may show up in the next one ... THEN YOU WILL HAVE BOTH!!) 

Edited June 5, 2017 by Bruce Wall

[Jan McNulty]

Momoko was fabulous too!

[jules_skichick]

Excellent news - always enjoyed watching Aaron dance with BRB

[LinMM]

Wow he looks great will look forward to seeing him dance in the summer hopefully!!

[alison]

When I saw the heading I thought "Some people are going to be very pleased"

[Denver]

11 hours ago, alison said:

When I saw the heading I thought "Some people are going to be very pleased"

 

And some of us are really disappointed! I saw him in some spectacular Instagram clips with Houston and was so pleased to see him in a couple of performances this spring with San Francisco Ballet. I was so looking forward to seeing more of him with SFB. Now I'm hoping ENB announces their spring schedule for 2018 soon, so I can see about planning a trip to the UK to see him there!

[assoluta]

On 6/5/2017 at 15:32, Bruce Wall said:

THIS IS BRILLIANT NEWS .... THIS IS A GREAT BRITISH DANCER ...

 

I don't know how many people here have seen him dance ... but he is spectacular ...

 

 

Perhaps, he was spectacular, I saw him several times recently and was not impressed at all, and that was in the company that lost this year two of its best male dancers.