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George Hill (born 1986, Radstock, Somerset) is an award-winning English ballet dancer who has performed with Semperoper Ballet at Dresden and the Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam.
Early life
editHe grew up in Radstock, Somerset where he attended St Nicholas Primary School[1] and his mother's establishment the Susan Hill School of Dance, before attending the Royal Ballet School from age 11.
Awards
edit- Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance (2004)
- Finalist, Young British dancer of the Year (2004)
- Alan Hooper Memorial Award (2001)
Career
editHe danced with the Birmingham Royal Ballet[2]. In 2005 he became a member of the Semperoper Ballet at Dresden. In 2007 he achieved the status of Coryphée there. He has also danced with the Dutch National Ballet at Amsterdam[3]
Film Productions
- The Freak, Melkweg Productions (2009)
- Giselle (D. Dawson); Fritten Film (2008)
Critical reception
editMedia coverage
editLocal newspaper coverage includes the Somerset Guardian and Standard [4], Western Daily Press in Bristol [5]
He has been reviewed in national UK newspapers including The Times[6].
He has been reviewed in The Stage[7] and Ballet Magazine[8]
He has been reviewed in many foreign publications inluding The New York Times[9],
References
edit- ^ http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Radstock-ballet-star-comes-home-tips-young-dancers/article-1072748-detail/article.html
- ^ http://www.het-nationale-ballet.nl/index.php?m=news&sm=&lang=uk&show_news=17304
- ^ http://www.semperoper.de/en/ballett/company/coryphees/george_hill.html
- ^ http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Radstock-ballet-star-comes-home-tips-young-dancers/article-1072748-detail/article.html
- ^ http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/ballet-star-returns-teach-summer-classes/article-1075475-detail/article.html
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article545374.ece
- ^ http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/8700/royal-ballet-school
- ^ http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_05/apr05/et_rev_royal_ballet_school_0205.htm
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/arts/dance/21roya.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&position=
- ^ http://magazin.klassik.com/konzerte/reviews.cfm?task=review&PID=1397
- ^ http://www.tanznetz.de/forum.phtml?page=showthread&aid=158&tid=14947
External links
edit[Category:Dancers of The Royal Ballet]] [Category:English ballet dancers]]