FionaM Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 I had a look for young principal dancers who chose to leave for other companies, after promotion and still at a young age. Here is a selection … Ferri - moved at age 21 from RB to ABT Polunin - 22 from RB to STANMUS and NOVAT Nureyev - 23 defected to West Guillem - 24 from Paris to RB, and importantly, freelance Zakharova - 24 from Mariinsky to Bolshoi Vadim Muntagirov (principal at 21) - 23/24 from ENB to RB Isaac Hernandez (principal at 22/23) - 25 from DutchNB to ENB Julian MacKay (principal at 22) - 25 from San Francisco to Munich Natalia Osipova (principal at 24) - 25 left Bolshoi for ABT/Mikhailovsky Kumakawa - 25/26 from RB to set-up own company in Japan taking 5 male dancers with him Baryshnikov - 26 defected to West Makarova - 29 defected to West Matthew Golding (principal at 25) - 29 left DNB for RB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 And there's Suzanne Farrell - principal at 20, left NYCB at 24 and to Béjart the following year; returned to NYCB at 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 7 hours ago, FionaE said: I had a look for young principal dancers who chose to leave for other companies, after promotion and still at a young age. Here is a selection … Ferri - moved at age 21 from RB to ABT Polunin - 22 from RB to STANMUS and NOVAT Nureyev - 23 defected to West Guillem - 24 from Paris to RB, and importantly, freelance Zakharova - 24 from Mariinsky to Bolshoi Vadim Muntagirov (principal at 21) - 23/24 from ENB to RB Isaac Hernandez (principal at 22/23) - 25 from DutchNB to ENB Julian MacKay (principal at 22) - 25 from San Francisco to Munich Natalia Osipova (principal at 24) - 25 left Bolshoi for ABT/Mikhailovsky Kumakawa - 25/26 from RB to set-up own company in Japan taking 5 male dancers with him Baryshnikov - 26 defected to West Makarova - 29 defected to West Matthew Golding (principal at 25) - 29 left DNB for RB Carlos Acosta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, capybara said: Carlos Acosta? Yes, 21 in Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Cesar Corrales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 My list wasn’t meant to be all inclusive! Just indicative … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnticaFiamma Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I think Claudio Coviello was 21 when he was promoted to principal at La Scala in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamk Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 This doesn’t fall strictly in the title of the thread but as it’s the summer ballet recess I have to get my fix from clips on youTube and Instagram. There’s a very exciting young (just 22) Georgian dancer (Giorgi Potskhishvili) that at Dutch National Ballet who’s recently been promoted to Soloist - one rank below principal. Only a matter of time before he hits the top slot. https://www.operaballet.nl/en/dancers/giorgi-potskhishvili He puts clips on his Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuPDu8bIDVY/?igshid=Y2I2MzMwZWM3ZA== 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 @annamk yes I’ve been very lucky to see him as Rothbart, Siegfried and Dorian in the last 3 months. (Only Siegfried was planned the others were late cast changes. Lucky me!) He is a very exciting dancer! His ballet technique is not as refined as it could be, as I believe he came later to ballet, from a background of traditional folk Georgian dancing. He has overly muscular thighs and poorly pointed feet. However the height of his jumps and his passion for dance are phenomenal. I hope he can improve his pure ballet technique as he is still young. He has an awesome on-stage chemistry with Dutch National prima ballerina Anna Tsygankova 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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