Press Release: Birmingham Royal Ballet Promotions, Joiners and Leavers 2022/2023

[MaddieRose]

https://www.brb.org.uk/post/joiners-leavers-2022

 

Promotions:

 

Yu Kurihara from Soloist to First Soloist

Max Maslen from Soloist to First Soloist 

Lachlan Monaghan from Soloist to First Soloist

Beatrice Parma from Soloist to First Soloist

Miki Mizutani and Yaoqian Shang's promotions to Principal were announced earlier in the 2021/22 Season.

 

Joiners: 

 

Riku Itu joins the company from Northern Ballet as Soloist

Jack Easton, graduate of The Royal Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Frieda Kaden, graduate of The Royal Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Mailene Katoch, graduate of Paris Opera Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Oscar Kempsey-Fagg, graduate of The Royal Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Mason King, graduate of The Royal Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Madison Penney, graduate of The Royal Ballet School, joins as an Artist

Hannah Martin, after a year as an Apprentice with BRB, joins as an Artist

Leavers: 

 

Anna Ciriano - Artist: Anna joined BRB in 2021 after having danced with Orlando Ballet and English National Ballet. She trained at English National Ballet School. While dancing with BRB Anna demonstrated her beautiful artistry in several corps de ballet roles. She was a valuable member of the cast of Don Quixote for that long run of performances and always showed a willingness to help the company in any way that she could. Anna also showed off her talent and versatility during the Don Quixote tour by performing the lecture demonstration section of First Steps Cinderella’s Storybook.

Josue Gomez Sarria - Artist: Josue joined BRB in 2021 after having trained at Elmhurst Ballet School. Josue proved himself to be a very talented dancer with great potential during his time with BRB. Josue danced the Seguidilla as well as many performances of Rascals in Don Quixote and always brought energy and commitment to each role that he was given.

Alexander Yap - Artist: Alex joined BRB in 2018 after having been a member of Northern Ballet from 2015. He trained at Royal Ballet School. During his time as a member of BRB Alex has excelled in many roles. He appeared as Honneur in Sir David Bintley’s The King Dances, Hilarion in Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle and most recently was fantastic as Espada in Don Quixote. During The Nutcracker he broadened his artistic experience by taking on the role of Drosselmeyer. With his impressive set of skills and exceptional work ethic, he has a very exciting career to look forward to. Alex is joining Hong Kong Ballet as a Soloist. 

Edited July 8, 2022 by MaddieRose

[alison]

Those first soloist promotions are mostly well overdue

 Congratulations to all the promotees.

Edited July 10, 2022 by alison
Correction - Yu Kurihara has only been in the company 4 years

[blackdove]

Thrilled to bits to see Madison Penney among the joiners.

[Jan McNulty]

All the promotions are incredibly well deserved and I'm thrilled for all 4 dancers.

 

I thought a couple of people from the lower ranks may have been promoted too but sadly not.