Kevin O'Hare
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Kevin O'Hare is a former professional ballet dancer who is now the Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet.
, where he trained at the Vera Skelton School of Dance
. He also attended classes with Louise Browne, at what would become known as the Louise Browne Yorkshire Ballet Scholarship centre. His elder brother Michael and sister Anne also attended dance classes.
As a child, Kevin and his brother appeared in the film Bugsy Malone
with Jodie Foster
.
He trained at The Royal Ballet School
and joined the then Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1984. He was promoted to Principal in 1990 and remained with the company which was by then Birmingham Royal Ballet
until his retirement from dancing in 2000. He decided to retire on his 35th birthday. 2009
Upon his retirement from dancing, Kevin worked for The Royal Shakespeare Company and then returned to Birmingham Royal Ballet as Company Manager.
Kevin replaced Anthony Russell-Roberts
as the Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet after working for the company since 2004 as Company Manager. Upon his appointment, "Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet, said “I’m delighted that Kevin will be succeeding Anthony in the position of Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet. Kevin has a long history with the Company and will bring his knowledge, skills, passion and commitment to this important position.”"
Since working for The Royal Ballet, Kevin has been involved in their first performance in Cuba, when the company performed in Havana in July 2009.
On June 14 2011 it was announced that Kevin would be appointed to the position of Director of the Royal Ballet upon Monica Mason's retirement in 2012.
Swan Lake
,
The Nutcracker
,
La Fille mal gardée
,
The Sleeping Beauty,
The Nutcracker Sweeties, Edward II, Far From The Madding Crowd.
Biography
Kevin was born to Irish parents in Kingston upon HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, where he trained at the Vera Skelton School of Dance
Vanessa Hooper
Vanessa Hooper, FIDTA, ARAD, is a retired English ballerina and theatre dancer who now works as a dance teacher, freelance choreographer, lecturer and examiner...
. He also attended classes with Louise Browne, at what would become known as the Louise Browne Yorkshire Ballet Scholarship centre. His elder brother Michael and sister Anne also attended dance classes.
As a child, Kevin and his brother appeared in the film Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in New York City in the Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in cinema...
with Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....
.
He trained at The Royal Ballet School
Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the Royal Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in London...
and joined the then Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1984. He was promoted to Principal in 1990 and remained with the company which was by then Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the three major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet....
until his retirement from dancing in 2000. He decided to retire on his 35th birthday. 2009
Upon his retirement from dancing, Kevin worked for The Royal Shakespeare Company and then returned to Birmingham Royal Ballet as Company Manager.
Kevin replaced Anthony Russell-Roberts
Anthony Russell-Roberts
Anthony de Villeneuve Russell-Roberts, CBE, MA is a British businessman and opera managerRussell-Roberts is the son of Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts and the pianist Edith Margaret Gertrudis Russell-Roberts, née Ashton...
as the Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet after working for the company since 2004 as Company Manager. Upon his appointment, "Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet, said “I’m delighted that Kevin will be succeeding Anthony in the position of Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet. Kevin has a long history with the Company and will bring his knowledge, skills, passion and commitment to this important position.”"
Since working for The Royal Ballet, Kevin has been involved in their first performance in Cuba, when the company performed in Havana in July 2009.
On June 14 2011 it was announced that Kevin would be appointed to the position of Director of the Royal Ballet upon Monica Mason's retirement in 2012.
Career and repertoire
In his career, Kevin O'Hare took on many roles including leading roles inSwan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
,
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
,
La Fille mal gardée
La Fille Mal Gardée
La Fille mal gardée is a comic ballet presented in two acts, inspired by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin's 1789 painting, La réprimande/Une jeune fille querellée par sa mère...
,
The Sleeping Beauty,
The Nutcracker Sweeties, Edward II, Far From The Madding Crowd.
External links
- http://www.roh.org.uk