Bussell, Darcey

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Darcey Bussell Biography

Notable: Born 1969; Royal Ballet

Darcey Bussell was born in London in 1969. She studied at the Royal Ballet School. She joined SWRB in 1987 and moved to The Royal Ballet as a Soloist in 1988. She was promoted to First Soloist and then to Principal in 1989.

She created Princess Rose (Prince of the Pagodas), Masha (Winter Dreams), Mistress Truth-on-Toe (Mr Worldly Wise) and roles in The Spirit of Fugue, Bloodlines, Dances with Death, Pavane pour une infante défunte and Towards Poetry.

Repertoire includes:

• Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
• Giselle (Giselle)
• Odette/Odile (Swan Lake)
• Cinderella (Cinderella)
• Aurora and Sugar Plum Fairy (Sleeping Beauty)
• Nikiya (La Bayadere)
• Terpsichore (Apollo)
• Raymonda, Manon
• Mitzi Caspar (Mayerling)
• Black Queen (Checkmate)
• Mathilde Kschessinska (Anastasia)
• Pas de Deux (Birthday Offering)
• Roles in Serenade, Duo Concertant, Agon, Ballet Imperial, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Symphony in C, In the middle, Somewhat Elevated, Push Comes to Shove

Awards:

• Won the Prix de Lausanne, 1986
• Received the 1990 Evening Standard Ballet Award and the Variety Club Award for Most Promising Newcomer
• Awarded an OBE in 1995