Leanne Benjamin
Leanne Benjamin The Royal Ballet School | |
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Occupation | ballet dancer |
Years active | 1983-2013 |
Spouse |
Tobias Round (m. 2001) |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
Former groups | London Festival Ballet Deutsche Oper Ballet |
Leanne Faye Benjamin
Early life and training
Benjamin was born in
Ballet career
In 1983, at age 18, Benjamin joined the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet (now
Benjamin is best known for dancing works by MacMillan. She was one of the last dancers to work with MacMillan, Royal Ballet founder
In 2004 and 2009 she won the
In 2013, she retired after two decades with the Royal Ballet. She reprised her first role with The Royal Ballet, Mary Vetsera in Mayerling.[5]
Repertory
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She has created roles in Bintley's Metamorphosis, The Snow Queen and Earth as part of Homage to The Queen, Bruce's Symphony in Three Movements and in Mr. Worldly Wise, Two-Part Invention, When We Stop Talking, Masquerade and most recently Wayne McGregor's Qualia, "Infra", and "Limen", Robert Garland's Spring Rites, Alastair Marriott's Tanglewood, Liam Scarlett's Despite and Wheeldon's DGV.
Post-ballet career
In honour of her career with
In January 2014, Leanne Benjamin was awarded the Critics’ Circle de Valois award for outstanding achievement.[12]
Benjamin now works as a coach for both the Royal Ballet and other companies. She had also studied design and work as an interior designer.[13]
In 2021, Benjamin published her autobiography, Built for Ballet.[14]
Personal life
In 2001, Benjamin married Tobias Round, a theatre producer and son of Georgina Parkinson. The couple has a son, born in 2003.[1][15]
Honours
In the
References
- ^ a b c d e "theartsdesk Q&A: Ballerina Leanne Benjamin". The Arts Desk. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Gately, Michelle (4 December 2021). "Ballet took Leanne Benjamin out of country Queensland all the way to Covent Garden". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Rockhampton ballerina recognised as of the greatest ever". The Morning Bulletin. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Lacey, Hester (15 April 2011). "The Inventory: Leanne Benjamin". Financial Times.
- ^ a b c d "Leanne Benjamin To Retire After 20 Years with The Royal Ballet". DanceTabs. 4 April 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Zoe (10 April 2013). "Leanne Benjamin to retire". Dancing Times.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (3 October 2008). "In Company's Second Season: Chaos, Order and 'What Happens Next?'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "National Dance Awards Critics' Circle". Nationaldanceawards.com. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "2009 National Dance Awards Critics' Circle". Nationaldanceawards.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Tait Patrons – Tait Memorial Trust". 14 March 2018.
- ^ "The Leanne Benjamin Awards 2015". Taitmemorialtrust.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Christopher Wheeldon, Natalia Osipova and Leanne Benjamin win at National Dance Awards". NetworkDance.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Leanne Benjamin 'In Conversation' with Dame Monica Mason". The London Ballet Circle. 18 February 2019.
- ^ "The Royal Ballet's Leanne Benjamin: Built for ballet". Dance International. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (18 December 2009). "Georgina Parkinson, Star at Royal Ballet, Dies at 71". New York Times.
- ^ "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 9.
- ^ "Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division" (PDF). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.